October Registration Extended for ECF Seminar - Posted 10/6/10
The Experienced E-filers Seminar is designed for experienced e-filers that have knowledge in the application and use of the court's e-filing system. Priority registration has ended and seats are now available for additional legal staff who wish to attend the seminar. Seating is limited so register quickly. Please refer to the brochure located here for registration requirements and seminar dates or click here to register.
EXPERIENCED E-FILERS SEMINARS - REGISTER NOW! (Posted 7/20/2010)
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is offering an Experienced E-Filers Seminar during the month of August. This is a FREE seminar hosted by the Court that will provide participants with operational and procedural guidance for utilizing the Court's ECF filing system. Attorneys and their staff are invited to attend. Please refer to the attached brochure for registration requirements and seminar dates. The seminars will be held throughout the district in Springfield, Peoria and Danville.
Seating is limited so register early!
Important Notice Regarding Time Period Changes Effective December 1, 2009,
Including 14-Day Deadlines for Filing Schedules, Statements, Chapter 13 Plans, and
Bankruptcy Appellate Briefs (Posted 11/19/2009)
Among the time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will take effect on December 1, 2009, are changes to 12 rules that will result in a reduction by one day (from 15 to 14 days) of the time to take action. The affected rules are Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1019, 1020, 2015, 2015.1, 2016, 3015, 4001, 4002, 6004, 6007, and 8009. Please take note of these changes and particularly of the new 14-day deadline for filing schedules, statements, and other documents under Rule 1007(c); for filing a chapter 13 plan under Rule 3015(b); and for filing appellate briefs under Rule 8009(a).
United States Trustee Seeking Applicants for Ch 13 Standing Trustee Position (9/25/2009)
General Order Re Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-I (Posted 12/8/08)
General Order in re Repeal of General Orders Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rules (Posted 12/1/08)
Click here to view orderReduced Paper Module (RPM)/Elimination of Duplicate Paper Notices Effective September 15, 2008 (Posted 8/18/2008)
Changes to Bankruptcy Forms Effective December 1, 2008 (Posted 11/25/2008)
On September 16, 2008, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved amendments to five official forms. Additionally, four new official forms were approved by the Judicial Conference in September 2007. The amended and new forms with Committee Notes can be found at
http://www.uscourts.gov/FormsAndFees/Forms/BankruptcyForms.aspx
Effective December 1, 2008, the Judges in the Central District will require the most current version (12/08) of Form B8-Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention.
Effective December 19, 2008, to implement the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, the Judges in the Central District will require the revised version (12/19) of Form B22A, Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation.
Census Bureau and IRS Data and Administrative Expense Multipliers Updated (Posted 3/1/2008)
The Census Bureau and IRS Data and the Administrative Expense Multipliers were updated on March 3, 2008. The U.S. Trustee Program will apply the updated information to cases filed on or after March 17, 2008.
For cases filed between February 1, 2008, and March 16, 2008, inclusive, the U.S. Trustee Program will apply the prior Census Bureau and IRS Data and Administrative Expense Multipliers. Go to www.usdoj.gov for more information.
Chapter 13 Discharge Requirement and Local Form,
Certification of Domestic Support Obligations (Posted 1/11/2008)Please be aware that pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 1328(a), a debtor who is required to pay a domestic support obligation must certify, upon completion of plan payments, that all amounts due under any order of a court or administrative agency or under any statute have been paid. Failure to file this certification could result in a denial or revocation of discharge.
The
Certification of Domestic Support Obligations is a new local form found on the court's webpage at www.ilcb.uscourts.gov. Go to Forms>Required Local Forms.If the debtor(s) has been required to pay a domestic support obligation during the pendency of the bankruptcy case, the attorney for the debtor will be expected to file the local form, Certification of Domestic Support Obligations, serve a copy on parties in interest, and file a certificate of service. It will be assumed that this duty is included within the fee disclosed at the inception of the case.
The Certification should not be filed until plan payments are completed.
The court will not grant a discharge if the debtor(s) who have been required to pay a domestic support obligation during the pendency of the bankruptcy case fail to file the Certification of Domestic Support Obligations
Standing Orders Regarding Attorney Fees for Debtors' Counsel (Posted 1/1/2008)
The Central District of Illinois Bankruptcy Judges have entered new
Standing Orders Regarding Attorney Fees for Debtors' Counsel (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases).These Standing Orders will be applicable to cases filed on and after January 1, 2008.
Chapter 11 Quarterly Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2008 (Posted 1/1/2008)
An increase in the quarterly fees on disbursements paid by Chapter 11 debtors to the U.S. Trustee went into effect on January 1, 2008.
for the Chapter 11 Quarterly Fee Schedule.Filing Requirement Effective February 1, 2007 (Posted 2/1/2007)
Effective Feb 1, 2007, a Disclosure of Corporate Ownership Statement will be required in all new bankruptcy cases where the debtor is a Corporation, LLC or Partnership. (pursuant to BR 1007.1 and 7007.1.)
The Disclosure of Corporate Ownership Statement should be filed as a separate document , using the event Bankruptcy>Miscellaneous Events>Statement of Corporate Ownership.
A Disclosure of Corporate Ownership Statement will also be required from any corporation that is a party to an adversary proceeding, other than the debtor. The Disclosure of Corporate Ownership should be filed as a separate document, using the event Adversary>Miscellaneous Events>Statement of Corporate Ownership.
It should be filed at the time the first pleading is filed by a corporate party.