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Pay.gov Scheduled Maintenance for Saturday, 05/10/2014, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)

By | May 9, 2014 | Court Clerk Information | No comments

ATTENTION ECF USERS:

Pay.gov, the CM/ECF on-line credit card processing module is scheduled for site maintenance on Saturday, 05/10/2014 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time).  During this maintenance period ECF users may experience interruptions of service.

Access to CM/ECF is NOT affected by this outage.

Should you have any questions, please call the ECF Help Desk at 213-894-2365 during normal business hours Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, excluding Federal  holidays.

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ECF Help Desk

July 19, 2014 – In re Bellingham: From the Insiders

By | May 5, 2014 | Appeals, Bankruptcy Data, Case Briefs, Cases, Community, Current Events, Supreme Court | No comments

Cdcbaa Program July 19, 2014

First Annual James T. King Bankruptcy Symposium

In re Bellingham: From the Insiders

Judge Richard Paez
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
(Wrote the 9th Circuit Opinion appealed to the Supreme Court)

Judge Meredith Jury
Bankruptcy Court – Riverside Division

Prof. John Pottow, University of Michigan
(Argued for the Appellees at the Supreme Court)

Moderated by M. Jonathan Hayes

9th Circuit Appellate Practice Guide

By | April 25, 2014 | Appeals, Courts | No comments

This is really nice!  Written by the 9th Circuit to help people get through the appellate system.  You can access the guide here.  Print it out.  Save it on your desktop.

By the way, the BAP has a nice guide also called the Litigant’s Manual.  You can access that here.

M. Jonathan Hayes*
Simon Resnik Hayes LLP
jhayes@srhlawfirm.com
15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 250
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 783-6251
(818) 783-6253 fax

*Certified Bankruptcy Specialist, California Bar Association, Board of Legal Specialization
www.srhlawfirm.com
www.centraldistrictinsider.com

9th Circuit Gets New Court of Appeals Judge – John Owens

By | April 25, 2014 | Judges Corner | No comments

New 9th Circuit Judge John Owens is being invested into his new job today in San Diego.  My son Hunter is going to clerk for him for a year beginning September, 2014.  The announcement of his appointment is here.    The position has been open since 2004 – our great Congress at work again.

CM/ECF Server Maintenance

By | April 25, 2014 | Court Clerk Information | No comments

ATTENTION EXTERNAL USERS:

On Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, the Court will be performing CM/ECF server maintenance related to a national upgrade. During this scheduled maintenance period, the following electronic systems will not be available:

CM/ECF
Lodge Order Upload (LOU)
PACER

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards

ECF Help Desk

Judge Klein’s Chapter 13 Confirmation Calendar

By | April 23, 2014 | Chapter 13, Judges Corner | No comments

The Trustee’s Recommendations for Judge Klein’s 4/24/14 Confirmation Calendar have been posted to www.latrustee.com.

Zip Codes for Some Cases Assigned to San Fernando Valley are Changing to Santa Barbara

By | April 22, 2014 | Cases, Court Clerk Information, Courts | No comments

Effective May 10, 2014

Some San Fernando Valley Division Zip Codes Will Move to the Northern Division
Zip codes for the cities of Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, and Malibu, previously used to determine case filings assignments for the San Fernando Valley Division, are reassigned to the Northern Division, regardless of whether cities or zip codes are in Los Angeles County or Ventura County. The zip codes include: 90263, 90264, 90265, 91319, 91320, 91358, 91359, 91360, 91361, 91362, 93062, 93063, 93064, 93065, 93094, and 93099.

The entire notice including the cases reassigned by the movement of Judge Saltzman from Riverside to downtown and Judge Carroll from downtown to Santa Barbara can be accessed here.  

4/29/2014 – San Fernando Valley Bar Association – Section 523(a)(4) Bullock Update Program

By | April 21, 2014 | Appeals, Bankruptcy Data, Case Briefs, Cases, Community, Current Events, Programs, Specialist Information, Supreme Court | No comments

In Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A., 133 S. Ct. 1754 (2013), the Supreme Court resolved a split among the circuits concerning whether a “culpable state of mind” was required in order to come within the “defalcation” exception of § 523(a)(4) and whether such a state of mind was required in order to fall within the exception.

The San Fernando Valley Bar Association is presenting a panel discussion on §523(a)(4) and an update on the Supreme Court’s opinion in Bullock. You are invited to sign up and to attend the panel discussion.

As always, the discussion will be enlightening and informative.  One judge sitting at the Woodland Hills Bankruptcy Court has committed to attending the program, subject to unexpected calendar issues.

Here are the particulars for the program:

San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Attention: Linda Temkin
5567 Reseda Blvd., Ste 200
Tarzana, CA 91356
(101 Freeway at Reseda Blvd.)
Telephone (818) 227-0490 ext.105
Facsimile (818) 227-0499
E-mail: events@sfvba.org

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Bankruptcy Case Filing Fees Increase Effective 6/1/2014

By | April 17, 2014 | Court Clerk Information | No comments

The Judicial Conference has approved a fee increase effective June 1, 2014.

The fees for filing a chapter 7 case will increase from $306.00 to $335.00.

The fees for filing a chapter 13 case will increase from $281.00 to $310.00

This is a $29.00 increase in the filing fees.

The fees for filing an adversary proceeding will increase to $350.00 (Debtors are not charged filing fees for adversary proceedings).

Chapter 11 filing fees will increase to $1,717.00.

April 24, 2014 – Recent Developments in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Case Law, Court Procedures and Best Practices

By | April 16, 2014 | Bankruptcy Data, Cases, Community, Courts, Current Events, Judges Corner, Programs, Specialist Information | 1 Comment

The Orange County Bar Association Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section presents the first annual:

Consumer Bankruptcy Law Update Recent Developments in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Case Law, Court Procedures and Best Practices

Thursday, April 24, 2014
Registration/Dinner: 5:00 p.m.
Program: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
370 N. Glassell, Orange, CA 92866

Speakers:
Hon. Theodor C. Albert
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California

Hon. Catherine E. Bauer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California

Hon. Scott C. Clarkson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California

Hon. Mark D. Houle
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California

Thomas H. Casey, Esq.
Chapter 7 Trustee, Central District of California
Law Office of Thomas H. Casey

Amrane Cohen
Chapter 13 Trustee, Orange

Moderator
Michael Hauser, Esq.
Assistant United States Trustee, Santa Ana

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