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02.04.2009 PUBLIC NOTICE GANB CM/ECF will be unavailable beginning Friday, February 13th, at 4:00 p.m. ET, until opening of business on Tuesday, February 17th. We will be upgrading during that time to CM/ECF Version 3.3.1.
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02.04.2009 NOTICE TO THE BAR Please be advised future Notices with regard to all hearing in the Rome Division must use Room 342 as the location.
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01.14.2009 NOTICE TO THE BAR Attorneys may apply for special photo identifications cards that will authorize them to bring camera phones into Northern District of Georgia Federal Courthouses. Click HERE for Notice to Bar. Click HERE for related Memorandum. |
12.15.08 General Order No. 10-2008 The Court entered General Order No. 10-2008, In Re: Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-I, on December 15, 2008. Consistent with the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-I will apply to cases commenced in the three-year period beginning December 19, 2008. Click HERE for Order.The Court’s Public Notice Regarding Interim Rule 1007-I and Revised Bankruptcy Form 22A may be viewed by clicking HERE for Notice.
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12.12.08 PUBLIC NOTICE Regarding Interim Rule 1007-I and Revised Bankruptcy Form 22A concerning temporary exclusion from the means test pursuant to the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-438. Click HERE for the notice. |
11.12.2008 TWO MESSAGES FOR ATTORNEYS ONLY - 1. The Georgia Legal Services Program - The State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project - - - Volunteer to handle at least two bankruptcy cases over the next several months. Add your name to the list of lawyers for referral purposes, too. Click HERE for form. 2. From the State Bar of Georgia Veterans and Military Law Pro Bono Committee - The State Bar of Georgia is working to develop a referral panel of lawyers across the state who will help veterans with disability claims or enlisted Armed Forces and Guard members with general civil legal needs on a pro bono or paid basis. Click HERE for form. |
10.8.2008 PUBLIC NOTICES 1. Regarding new and amended Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that are effective December 1, 2008. Click HERE for a copy of this notice. Click HERE to see related General Order No. 9-2008. 2. Regarding new and amended Bankruptcy forms that are effective December 1, 2008. Click HERE for a copy of the public notice. |
08.14.2008 PUBLIC NOTICE |
05.08.2008 Notice Re: Please be advised that the Judges have approved a revision to the |
04.23.2008 The Clerk's Office was asked to implement a mechanism that would alert electronic filers attempting to file a new petition that a case was filed within the previous 7 days that matches the SSN of the case being uploaded. We have been successful, and you will now see an alert that tells you a case already exists. You will have the option to continue if you wish. We are hopeful this new tool will be beneficial to you. Please let us know if you experience any problems. |
04.14.2008 Announcement of Suggested The Judges have approved additional suggested language for Paragraph 10 of the Chapter 13 Form Plan, to address: (1) Other allowed secured claims as to which a proof of claim is filed but which is not specifically treated in the plan; and (2) Claims subject to lien avoidance pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §522(f). Please click HERE to access the Suggested Paragraph 10 Plan Language and HERE to access the revised Chapter 13 Form Plan. |
03.21.2008 Announcement of Proposed Official Forms for Plan and Disclosure Statement A provision of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 required the Judicial Conference of the United States to design an official form for the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and disclosure statement for small business debtors as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(51D). Pub.L. 109-8, Title IV § 433, 119 Stat. 110 (2005). The Judicial
Conference has approved these forms, and the Small Business Chapter 11 Plan/Official Form
25A and Disclosure Statement/Official Form 25B will become effective on December 1, 2008,
if approved by the Supreme Court and Congress does not act to the contrary. As the Committee Notes accompanying these forms make clear, both Official Forms are “intended to provide an illustrative format rather than a prescription for the language or content” of either. Although these Official Forms are not yet effective and will not be mandatory, they may be useful in providing guidance as to the information and disclosures required in such cases. |
1.11.2008
Announcement for Form Stipulations To facilitate the preparation and presentation of consent orders to resolve motions of lenders for relief from the automatic stay to foreclose on real estate in Chapter 13 cases, the Bankruptcy Judges, other than Judge Murphy, have approved the use of a form stipulation on which the parties check boxes to select applicable provisions of their agreement and fill in blanks for variable items such as the property description, the amount of arrearage, and payment terms. The parties then attach the completed stipulation form to a proposed consent order that incorporates it as the order of the Court and present it to the Bankruptcy Judge for consideration and entry, if appropriate. Please click HERE to view these documents. |
1.10.2008 Please see a hyperlink, below, to the PDF on the U. S. Trustee Program's web site of the "Notice of Revised Chapter 11 Quarterly Fee Schedule" which was effective January 1, 2008. |
1.7.2008 Please click HERE to view a Public Notice Regarding the Voluntary Petition which has been amended effective January 1, 2008.
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12.10.2007 Effective Monday, December 10, 2007; two new local forms have been implemented for use by debtors at the end of a Chapter 13 case filed under the provisions of BAPCPA. Click HERE to view the Debtor's 11 U.S.C. § 1328 Certificate form and HERE to view the Statement of Chapter 13 Debtor Regarding 11 U.S.C. § 522(q) Exemption form, both of which are also available on our local forms page. |
11.29.2007 Please click HERE to view updated instructions regarding scheduling hearings on motions for relief from the automatic stay in chapter 7 cases. |
11.21.2007 The Administrative Office of the United States Courts has announced new and amended bankruptcy rules and forms. The rules are scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2007. The forms will be effective December 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008. Please click HERE for a copy of this public notice. |
11.06.2007 A revised CM/ECF User Guide Attorney edition is available. Please click HERE for a copy of the public notice regarding the new CM/ECF User Guide. Click HERE for a .pdf copy of the guide itself. Click HERE for a copy of the comparison document that showcases the differences between the new and the previous version. |
10.01.2007 Effective Monday, October 1, 2007, the National Archives will amend the fees it charges to reproduce public court documents in National Archives facilities nationwide. The fees are being changed to reflect current costs of providing the reproductions. This is the first fees increase in more than a decade. A copy of the amended fee schedule is available by clicking HERE . The NARA research web page for Bankruptcy records can be reached by clicking HERE. |
10.01.2007 On Thursday, September 27, 2007, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts announced that the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule has been amended to include court-appointed pro bono attorneys among that category of persons that a court may exempt from PACER fees upon the proper showing. This amendment is effective September 18, 2007. A copy of the amended fee schedule is available by clicking HERE . |
09.14.2007 The Court welcomes a new pro bono opportunity, The Reaffirmation Project, which was developed by the Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association in collaboration with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. Please view the Notice Regarding Hearings on Reaffirmation Agreements and The Reaffirmation Agreement Project by clicking HERE. The Reaffirmation Project Debtor Information Packet is posted on the Office of the Clerk page of the Court's web site, under "Public Resources". You may view the Information Packet by clicking HERE. Please click HERE for a copy of the Notice of Hearing on Reaffirmation Agreement. |
08.23.2007 Please click HERE for a pdf copy of the public notice regarding Amended Director's Procedural Forms. |
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