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- 4.21.2008 - - 4.21.2008 - - 4.17.2008 - Please don't forget to Save the Date for the 2nd Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference to be held June 13, 2008, at the Dallas Infomart. Registration will open on May 15 with limited seating. The program will open with registration and a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and conclude with a reception at 4:30 p.m. More information on registration and the program will be available in the coming weeks. Plan to attend, exchange ideas with other practitioners, and take advantage of an opportunity to have a conversation with the Northern District of Texas bankruptcy judges. CLE credit will be offered. - 4.16.2008 - "Bankruptcy filings in the federal courts rose 38 percent in calendar year 2007, according to data released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The number of bankruptcies filed in the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2007, totaled 850,912, up from 617,660 bankruptcies filed in calendar year 2006." Link to article - 4.1.2008 - The Judicial Conference of the United States has amended the Electronic Public Access (EPA) Fee Schedule. The fee schedule was amended to eliminate any reference to dial-up access, because the current versions of CM/ECF and PACER no longer provide direct dial-up remote access. - 2.19.2008 - A Motion for Entry of Chapter 13 Discharge filed on November 28, 2007, in In re McCarthy, Case No. 06-40127-DML-13, has been accepted for en banc consideration by the bankruptcy judges of the Northern District of Texas. - 2.7.2008 - As of March 1, 2008, AOL will no longer provide active support (including security updates) for any version of the Netscape browser. The continued use of the unsupported Netscape browser may cause increasing security as well as virus risks. ALL ECF FILERS ARE ENCOURAGED NOT TO USE THE NETSCAPE BROWSER. It is recommended that filers use the current version of either Internet Explorer or Firefox. - 2.5.2008 - The United States Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office for the Northern District of Texas will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2008, in observance of Presidents' Day. The closing of the Clerk's office will not affect the court's electronic filing system, which will remain available during this time. For emergency filings, please refer to our After-Hours Emergency Filing Procedures. - 1.23.2008 - - 1.10.2008 - - 12.21.2007 - - 1.3.2008 - The United States Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office for the Northern District of Texas will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2008, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The closing of the Clerk's office will not affect the court's electronic filing system, which will remain available during this time. For emergency filings, please refer to our After-Hours Emergency Filing Procedures. - 12.21.2007 - - 12.21.2007 - - 12.17.2007 - CM/ECF will not be available during the following time: - 12.13.2007 - - 11.30.2007 - - 11.19.2007 - - 11.14.2007 - The United States Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office for the Northern District of Texas will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, December 24 and 25, 2007, in observance of the Christmas holiday. The office will be closed on Monday, December 31, 2007, and Tuesday, January 1, 2008, in observance of the New Year's holiday. The closing of the Clerk's office will not affect the court's electronic filing system, which will remain available during this time. For emergency filings, please refer to our After-Hours Emergency Filing Procedures. - 11.2.2007 - Debtor(s) Certification and Motion for Entry of Chapter 13 Discharge Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a) - 10.31.2007 - CM/ECF will not be available during the following time: - 10.30.2007 - The United States Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office for the Northern District of Texas will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23, 2007, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The closing of the Clerk's office will not affect the court's electronic filing system, which will remain available during this time. For emergency filings, please refer to our After-Hours Emergency Filing Procedures. - 10.25.2007 - - 10.19.2007 - The United States Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office for the Northern District of Texas will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2007, in observance of Veterans' Day. The closing of the Clerk's office will not affect the court's electronic filing system, which will remain available during this time. For emergency filings, please refer to our After-Hours Emergency Filing Procedures. - 10.9.2007 - - 8.31.2007 - Clerk's Notice 07-04 - Electronic Communication Devices on Court Floors General Order 2007-03 - 8.16.2007 - June 2007 Filings Drop When Compared to 2006 But Slow Upward Crawl Seen in Filings - 6.27.2007 - Bankruptcy Filings Drop 61 Percent in March 2007 12-Month Period. - 6.1.2007 - A NEW form order is now available on the court's website Forms section (Order Reopening for Limited Purpose of Enforcing the Order of Discharge) for debtors who want to reopen their cases to file adversary proceedings to enforce the discharge If the debtor wishes to file a motion to reopen a bankruptcy case for the limited purpose of enforcing the order of discharge, this form order must be uploaded. All other orders will be rejected. - 4.17.2007 - According to statistics released April 16th, 2007 by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings fell 70 percent in Calendar Year 2006. However, bankruptcies filed for the last three months of calendar year 2006 were the highest of any quarter in the calendar year. The statistics cover the first full 12-month period in which the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) has been in effect. For more information on CY2006 bankruptcy filings, visit: http://www.uscourts.gov/Press_Releases/bankruptcyfilings041607.html - 4.6.2007 - Notice Regarding Amendment to General Order 2007-01 and Issuance of General Order 2007-02. - 3.30.2007 - Automatic Adjustment of Certain Dollar Amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and Official Bankruptcy Forms. - 1.12.2007 - Notice Regarding Amendment to General Order 2006-08 and Issuance of General Order 2007-01. - 1.11.2007 - - 12.18.2006 - - 12.5.2006 - A news release on Fiscal Year 2006 bankruptcy filings will be sent by the Office of Public Affairs to the press this morning. FYI, bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts during fiscal year 2006 fell 37.6 percent from total filings in fiscal year 2005. The press release is available at http://www.uscourts.gov/Press_Releases/bankruptcyfilings120506.html - 10.30.2006 - - 10.16.2006 - - 10.4.2006 - - 10.03.2006 - - 9.28.2006 - - 8.28.2006 - According to statistics release today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings fell 9.3 percent during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006. This is the lowest filings have fallen since 2001. For more information on June's bankruptcy filings visit, http://www.uscourts.gov/Press_Releases/bankruptcyfilings082806.html - 6.8.2006 - - 6.1.2006 - - 5.18.2006 - - 5.11.2006 - - 4.27.2006 - - 4.26.2006 - - 4.20.2006 - - 4.14.2006 - - 4.12.2006 - - 3.24.2006 - - 2.6.2006 - - 1.26.2006 - - 01.10.2006 - - 01.13.2006 - - 01.10.2006 - - 10.13.2005 - - 10.7.2005 - - 10.5.2005 - - 9.29.2005 - - 9.29.2005 - - 9.20.2005 - - 9.15.2005 - - 9.8.2005 - - 8.30.2005 - - 8.25.2005 - - 8.24.2005 - - 8.8.2005 - - 8.5.2005 - - 7.6.2005 - - 6.20.2005 - - 6.10.2005 - - 6.9.2005 - - 3.1.2005 - - 1.09.2005 - - 1.28.2005 - General Order 2005-01 - Motions Initiating Contested Matters - 12.21.2004 - - 12.06.2004 - - 12.06.2004 - - 12.02.2004 - - 11.16.2004 - - 10.29.2004 - - 10.28.2004 - - 09.08.2004 - - 08.27.2004 - - 07.30.2004 - - 07.30.2004 - - 05.21.2004 - - 05.03.2004 - - 03.12.2004 - United States Bankruptcy CourtThe post office box mailing address is no longer in service. - 03.11.2004 - - 02.27.2004 - - 02.25.2004 - - 01.22.2004 - Notification of Payment of Fee The motion to appear pro hac vice now has a $25.00 fee assessed to filers. If you have received a Clerk's Notice of Fee Due for a conversion, motion for relief from stay, amended matrix/schedules or an adversary, you may pay the fee (via credit card) online using these events: Category: "Bankruptcy - Miscellaneous"
Category: "Adversary - Miscellaneous"
Also, please attach a pdf document formatted similar to the attached document to explain your payment. If you received a Clerk's Notice of Fee Due that is not listed above, please submit a check payable to the Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Clerk, 1100 Commerce St., RM 1254, Dallas, TX 75242. - 01.05.2004 - - 12.30.2003 - REVISED Attorney Desk Reference - 12.29.2003 - - 12.29.2003 - REVISED Inclement Weather or Other Building Emergency Policy for the Dallas Division - 12.11.2003 - Chapter 12 Filings (pdf) - 11.24.2003 - General Order Regarding Privacy Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure - 11.20.2003 - Personal Bankruptcy Filings Continue To Rise in Fiscal Year 2003 - 10.09.2003 - - 09.04.2003 - - 08.27.2003 - On August 15, 2003, the President signed into law H.R. 2465 (Public Law l08-73), which retroactively extends chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code for six months from its previous expiration date of July 1, 2003. As a result, Chapter 12 has been extended until January 1, 2004. New chapter 12 cases can be accepted for filing, and cases that were filed under other chapters in the period from July 1, 2003, through August 15 can be converted to chapter 12. The statutory filing fee for a chapter 12 case remains at $200. - 08.25.2003 - - 08.22.2003 - - 07.14.2003 - - 07.01.2003 - - 06.18.2003 - On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, the court modified the format required for all orders submitted electronically. The court's order processing system will affix the judge's signature at the top of electronically submitted orders. Therefore, all orders submitted electronically must contain a top margin on the FIRST PAGE of four (4) inches. All other pages of the order will have a top margin of one (1) inch. The LAST LINE in the order must be "# # # End of Order # # #" centered in the middle of the page to indicate the order is completed. Any signatures and/or attachments will be placed below this line. A line for the date and a signature line for judge is to be omitted. An example order can be found in the ECF section of our website. All PAPER orders submitted to the court should be formatted in the traditional manner with a space provided on the last page for the judge's signature. - 05.15.2003 - We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact the PACER Service Center at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov. - 05.06.2003 - - 05.02.2003 - - 04.18.2003 - Effective Tuesday, May 13, 2003, the court's order processing system will affix the judge's signature at the top of electronically submitted orders. Therefore, all orders submitted electronically must contain a top margin on the FIRST PAGE of four (4) inches. All other pages of the order will have a top margin of one (1) inch. The LAST LINE in the order must be "# # # End of Order # # #" centered in the middle of the page to indicate the order is completed. Any signatures and/or attachments will be placed below this line. A line for the date and a signature line for judge is to be omitted. An example order can be found in the ECF section of our website. To implement this change, the court's order processing system will not be available Thursday, May 8 thru Monday, May 12, 2003. Orders to be considered by the court prior to May 13 should be submitted in the current format with a four inch margin on the last page before May 8, 2003. Orders regarding motions that will be considered by the court on or after May 13, including orders regarding motions with objection deadlines that will expire on or after May 13, 2003, and orders regarding motions that will be heard by the court on or after May 13, 2003, should be submitted in the new format. - 03.28.2003 - - 03.26.2003 - The clerk's office encourages you to become an ECF registered user, which gives you the ability to file any document directly from your office or home PC at anytime. - 03.04.2003 - Attorneys should no longer submit self-addressed stamped envelopes for the return of orders or judgments. On February 17, 2003, the Clerk's office began noticing all orders and judgments entered by the court through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC). Immediately upon the entry of an order or judgment, the Clerk's office transmits a complete copy of the document to the BNC. The BNC will mail a copy of the order or judgment to relevant parties in a case. The Clerk's office and chambers staff will no longer return copies of signed orders to parties submitting self-addressed stamped envelopes. Orders entered by the court are available for viewing, downloading, and printing via Pacer. - 03.04.2003 - Effective February 17, 2003, the Court will reduce the number of copies of petitions, schedules, statements and plans required to initiate a bankruptcy case. The copies that will be eliminated are currently used to provide a copy to the chapter 7, 12, 13 case trustees. The cost of producing, sorting, and distributing these extra copies is significant. As of February 17, 2003, the specified documents will be provided to the case trustees in electronic form. Previously, an original and two (2) copies are required to initiate chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases; however, on and after February 17, 2003, an original and one (1) copy will be required to initiate a chapter 7, 12, or 13 case (the one copy will be stamped and returned to the filing party as proof of the filing). This reduction will also conform to the existing requirements for initiating a chapter 11 case. - 02.20.2003 - - 02.20.2003 - - 02.13.2003 - Due to the implementation of Electronic Case Filing, all new petitions submitted on Friday, February 14, 2003, will be filed, but will not be assigned a case number, judge or trustee until Wednesday, February 19, 2003. Important: Please let the Intake clerk know if a petition or pleading being filed is for a hearing on Friday, February 14, or Tuesday, February18, as this will require special handling. - 02.03.2003 - - 12.31.2002 - - 12.09.2002 - Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Diners Club Intl., American Express(DEBTOR CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED) - 12.05.2002 - Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Diners Club Intl., American Express(DEBTOR CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED) - 12.05.2002 - Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Diners Club Intl., American Express(DEBTOR CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED) - 11.22.2002 - - 10.28.2002 - - 10.28.2002 - - 10.04.2002 - - 09.19.2002 - Mastercard, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, American Express - 09.18.2002 - - 08.30.2002 - Case No. 02-37124-SAF-11 - 08.30.2002 - - 06.06.2002 - - 05.17.2002 -
Public Notices and Announcements are listed by release date (from most current to oldest). Please check this page regularly for updates.
WHAT'S NEW? We have recently added the following features to our Web Site:
We hope these additions are helpful. Please feel free to submit further suggestions for enhancements to web@txnb.uscourts.gov.
DATE: June 1, 2000
TAWANA C. MARSHALL CLERK OF COURT
DATE: May 12, 2000
DATE: December 13,1999 SUBJECT: Filing Fee Increase - EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 29, 1999 -
DATE: December 6, 1999
DATE: October 15, 1999 SUBJECT: Attorneys Not Admitted To Practice In The Northern District Of Texas
DATE: October 27,
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DATE: August 17, 1998
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