On December 1, 2023, several new or amended Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure go into effect. There are also two form changes.
- Rule 3011 now requires the Clerk of Court to post a link to searchable information on unclaimed funds....
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Thu, 09/28/2023
The Administrative Office of the US Courts has approved new transcript fees that become effective on October 1, 2023. The new fees include only a digital copy of the transcript with the cost of a printed copy as a separate charge. The new fee...
Thu, 09/14/2023
In City of Jacksonville v. Jacksonville Hospitality Holdings, L.P., et al, the Eleventh Circuit held that voluntary dismissals under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) require all parties who have appeared in a case to sign a joint...
Tue, 07/11/2023
CM/ECF filers should not share PACER account credentials with third-party service provider or designate those providers as a secondary notice recipients. Doing so could give those third parties access to sealed or restricted case information...
Tue, 01/17/2023
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently updated its notice address for bankruptcy filings. The new address is:
Social Security Administration
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Program Litigation
Attn: ...
Mon, 08/22/2022
The Court has issued Administrative Order 2022-10 dealing with the compensation of debtors' attorneys in chapter 13 cases. The new order raises the presumptive attorney fee in a chapter 13 case to $4,500 for cases filed on or after October 1,...
Fri, 06/24/2022
On June 21, 2022, the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act was signed into law. The Act amends Section 1182(1) of the Bankruptcy Code to include the increased aggregate debt limit of $7.5 million in Chapter 11 Subchapter...
Tue, 04/26/2022
The April 2022 edition of the Alabama Middle Bankruptcy Court Newsletter is now available. This latest volume of the newsletter can be downloaded here. This volume...
Wed, 03/09/2022
On April 1, 2022, adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision of Title 28 of the United States Code will go into effect for cases filed on or after that date. The adjustments’ timing and...
Mon, 12/13/2021
Several Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure changes came into effect December 1, 2021. The changes are:
1. Rule 2005, subsection (c) is amended to delete the references to 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a) and (b) and replaced them with a reference to...