Committee to hold Joint Meeting with Ethics Committee at 2004 WLC
The Court Administration and Ethics Committees will hold a joint meeting on Friday, Dec. 3, at the 2004 Winter Leadership Conference.The meeting will explore the challenges faced by both professionals and the courts in connection with selection of the right venue for the filing, management and “successful conclusion” of a bankruptcy case. Offering differing perspectives from the debtor, the court/bankruptcy clerk’s office, creditors and “the outside world,” this program will address the various criteria that factor into a debtor’s (and/or its counsel’s) decision to choose one bankruptcy court over another, as well as the court’s ability to administer the case once filed and its procedures for managing the debtor(s) and creditors (and their claims) going forward. In addition, the panelists will explore issues such as the “best” way and time to file a motion to transfer venue, the impact of local rules and procedures, the extent to which local case law on ethics issues influences the venue selection process, and the roles and responsibilities of local counsel, the court and the clerk’s office.
Cybernotice: The Next Frontier in Court Efficiency
Contributing Editor: Michael E. Baum, Schafer & Weiner PLLC, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Recently, two different Midwest bankruptcy judges entered two different orders that, at the time, had never before been entered by any judge, in any court, in any state. One received national attention and was reported by every major news service in the country. The second failed to generate even a murmur. Every professional publication (except, now, this one) ignored it. Nevertheless, the second order may create an enormous impact on bankruptcy notice procedure and potentially may save hundreds of thousands, and perhaps millions, of dollars for chapter 11 debtors throughout the country.
Originally from the July/August 2004 ABI Journal
Electronic Filing Survival Guide
Contributing Editor: Michael D. Webb, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Dayton, Ohio
The once-bustling public intake counters at our nation’s bankruptcy courts are rapidly becoming relics. The sounds of the file stampers, copy machines and the rustling of paper are being replaced by the clicking of keyboards. The public intake counters are being replaced by the virtual intake counters on the Internet. For better or worse, electronic filing has become the norm for the majority of bankruptcy courts and will soon be the norm for all federal courts.
Originally from the July/August 2004 ABI Journal
E-Filing@U.S.Courts.Now: Are You and Your Firm Prepared for the Transition?
Each year, more jurisdictions roll out the Electronic Court Filing System (ECF System). And each year, more attorneys and their law firms face the management and administrative challenges that the transition to an ECF practice presents. These challenges include (1) managing e-notices and e-service, (2) preserving the integrity of the docketing system, (3) maintaining the integrity of the internal case files and (4) providing adequate training to all members of the bankruptcy practice group.
For the benefit of those attorneys who are about to embark on this adventure, presented are the thoughts and experiences from those who have navigated the ECF journey over the past five years.
Related: Administrative Order #02-1; In re Procedures for Electronic Case Filing; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; District of Nevada
Presented at the 2004 ABI Southwest Bankruptcy Conference