NBRC Full Commission Meeting
June 19-20, 1997
U.S. District Courthouse
Federal Building - Room 115
231 West Lafayette Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan
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Thursday, June 19, 1997 |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
Service to the Estate and Ethics Working Group Session
United States Trustee Program
(Also, rules/guidelines on committee formation)
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| 10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. |
Opening Remarks and Administrative Matters
Congressional legislation
Approval of April and May meeting minutes
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| 10:05 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. |
Presentations
- American Bankruptcy Institute/Consumer Proposals
- Judges Panel: Hon. Keith Lundin, Hon. Arthur Spector and Hon. Arthur Weissbrodt
- National Housewares Manufacturers Association
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| 10:55 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Plenary Session/Voting |
- Government Working Group Proposal No. 2 - Amendment of Section 724(b)
- Government Working Group Proposal No. 8 - Burden of Proof on Tax Matters
- Government Working Group Proposal No. 13 - Exception of Tax Refund Setoffs under
Section 362(a)
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 5 - Exclusion of Payroll Deductions from Property
of the Estate
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 7 - Clarification of Section 363(f)
- Reconsideration of Service to the Estate & Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 1 -
Disinterestedness
- Service to the Estate & Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 4 - Conflict of Interest
Standard
- Mass Torts/Future Claims Working Group Proposal No. 1 - Treatment of Future Claims in
Bankruptcy
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- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 5 - Exclusion of Payroll Deductions from Property
of the Estate
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 7 - Clarification of Section 363(f)
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- Mass Torts/Future Claims Working Group Proposal No. 1 - Treatment of Future Claims in
Bankruptcy
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| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Recess
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| 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Plenary Session/Voting |
Consumer Bankruptcy: Dischargeability Issues
- Educational Loans
- Credit Card Obligations
- Cash Advances for Gambling
- Superdischarge
- Treatment of Non-dischargeable Debt in Chapter 13
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- Consumer Bankruptcy Framework
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 9 - Prebankruptcy Waivers
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 10 - Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization:
Prepetition Solicitation
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 11 - Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization:
Postpetition Solicitation
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 12 - Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization:
Section 341 Meetings
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 13 - Impairment
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 14 - Payment of Postpetition Interest to
Unsecured Creditors
- Reconsideration of Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 2 - Claims Classification
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| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Bankruptcy Judges panel/In Forma Pauperis Discussion/Open
Forum
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Friday, June 20, 1997 |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Open Forum/Invited Participants
UAW Legal Department: Michael Nicholson and Daniel Sherrick
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| 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Plenary Session/Voting
- Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group Proposal No. 12 - Preferences: Increase
Minimum Avoidable Amount
- Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group Proposal No. 13 - Preferences: Venue of
Preference Actions under $10,000
- Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group Proposal No. 14 - Preferences: Amendment of
Section 547(c)(2)(B)
- Service to the Estate and Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 8 - Treatment of Attorney
Referral Services
- Service to the Estate and Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 9 - United States Trustee
Program
- Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 15 - Employee Participation in Bankruptcy Cases
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| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Break
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Plenary Voting: Small Business, Single Asset and Partnership
Issues
(Including $4 million cap and interest provision) |
- Small Business Working Group Proposal No. 1 - Small Business Proposal
- Small Business Working Group Proposal No. 2 - Treatment of Non-Debtor Partners in
Partnership Bankruptcy Cases
- Small Business Working Group Proposal No. 3 - Effects of General Partner's or LLC
Member's Bankruptcy Filing
- Small Business Working Group Proposals: Single Asset Cases (Definition of "Single
Asset"/$4 Million Cap/Interest/Credit Bidding)
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| 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch
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| 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Plenary Discussion: Tax Issues/Section 105/Section 362(b) (With
Participants)
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| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Break
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| 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Plenary Discussion: Chapter 11 Mediation/Examiners (With
Participants) |