| 1. | Make sure that you are using your trustee login and not your attorney login. Access to Trustee/UST events is limited to trustee logins. |
| 2. | Proceedings memos are "text only" events. Go to Bankruptcy>Trustee’s 341 Filings |
| 3. | Chapter 13 Trustees should file a Chapter 13 Confirmation Report in addition to a Proceedings Memo after the 341 Meeting has been held. |
| Springfield Confirmation Report Form | |
| Peoria/Danville Confirmation Report Form | |
| 4. |
Each objection to claim must be filed as a separate document. |
| Select Bankruptcy>Claim Actions>Objection to Claim | |
| The Notice of Objection to Claim with certificate of service can be filed as a single PDF using the Objection to Claim event. | |
| 5. |
Trustees should print their own 341 calendars as the court will no
longer send them. Go to Bankruptcy>Reports>Calendar Events Leave the Case Number and Judge Boxes empty Select the appropriate Office and Chapter Select "341 Calendar" from the Calendar Events Box Select the date and am/pm or both Select "Run Report" |
| 6. | E-mail any notices requiring information that must be inserted by the Clerk's Office to the following address: |
| Peoria Cases
notices_peoria@ilcb.uscourts.gov Springfield Cases notices_springfield@ilcb.uscourts.gov Danville Cases notices_danville@ilcb.uscourts.gov |
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| The notices must be in Word or WordPerfect format, not PDF. The Clerk's Office will add the necessary information before filing and servicing the notice. | |
| 7. |
Some documents commonly filed by trustees
can be e-filed as a "batch". These include Confirmation Report, Chapter
13 Plan Recommendation, Motion to Dismiss Case, and Interim
Report. Go to Bankruptcy>Batch Filings Enter the case numbers Verify that you have entered the correct case numbers -Does the case number match name of debtor? Select the type of document you are filing Browse for the pdf |
| Using the Batch Filing option should save you some time and make e-filing easier. |