Bankruptcy

Middle District Changes To ECF Definitions

By Scott Riddle

From the Middle District of Georgia Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court -

CMECF DICTIONARY CHANGES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 24, 2008

• Motion to Release Unclaimed Funds: This is a new event in the motions category.
• Trustee’s Response: This was formerly called “Trustee’s Approval/Objection Letter.” The prompt has been modified to read “Please enter APPROVAL, OBJECTION, NO POSITION OR OTHER APPROPRIATE TEXT.”
• Trustee’s Statement Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 1302(c): This is a new event in the Trustee category.
• Motion to Consolidate: The advisory message has been modified to read “You should not docket this to the case you wish to designate as the lead case.”
• Request for Certified Pleading: This is a new event in the Bankruptcy and Adversary Other categories. The filer will select the pleading to be certified and will receive a message that the court will contact them within 2 business days regarding the charges due.
• Motion for Hardship Discharge: This event has been modified to advise the filer to file a Certificate Re: Hardship Discharge with the motion or separately. The filer is advised they can obtain a blank copy of the certificate from the Court’s web site.
• Certificate Re Hardship Discharge: This is a new event in the Bankruptcy Other category. If filed separately from the Motion for Hardship Discharge, it will automatically link to the Motion for Hardship Discharge.
• Motion for Relief from Co-Debtor Stay: This event was modified to add an advisory message “If this motion is being filed pursuant to 1301(c)(1) or 1301(c)(3) a hearing is required.”
• Notice of Voluntary Conversion: This event was modified to advise the filer “If you are amending schedules, please docket “Schedules (Amended) as a separate event. No fee is due in this situation. If you have no schedule changes, please file your certificate pursuant to LBR 1019f to that effect as a separate entry.”
• Request for Redaction of Pleading: This event was formerly called “Request for Redaction of Pleading or Claim.” A separate event has been created for requesting redaction of a claim.
• Request for Redaction of Claim: This is a new event in the Bankruptcy Other, Claims and Limited Use categories. It should be used only to redact a claim.
• Request to Issue FiFa: This event has been added to the Adversary Other category.
• Motion to Impose Automatic Stay: This event has been modified to add the ability to set a hearing, a 20 day objection deadline and a message “If you are filing this motion more than 30 days from the date of filing of the petition you cannot use this event. Contact the Clerk of the Court.”
   

Full post as published by Georgia Bankruptcy Blog on November 12, 2008 (boomark / email).