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Unclaimed Funds Procedures

All unclaimed funds paid into the court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 347(a) shall be deposited into the United States Treasury.

To search Unclaimed Funds, https://ucfl.uscourts.gov and Choose NCEB - North Carolina Eastern Bankruptcy Court.  Although every effort is made to display updated and accurate data, this database is not the official Court record.  To ensure accuracy and timeliness, review the docket entries on file with the Court related to the deposit of unclaimed funds for the particular creditor and case of interest.  If assistance is needed, please contact Carrie Wiggins at carrie_wiggins@nceb.uscourts.gov.

To search for unclaimed funds in the International Heritage. Inc. case #98-02675, please contact Carrie Wiggins at carrie_wiggins@nceb.uscourts.gov.

The release of these funds will require the following:

1.  Submit a an Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds (PDF) to the Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, P. O. Box 791, Raleigh, NC 27602.

 

2.  Serve a copy of the motion upon the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2100, Raleigh, NC 27601, and upon any other entity believed to claim an entitlement to the unclaimed funds.

 

3.  PROOF OF IDENTITY AND RIGHT TO FUNDS.  The claimant’s identity and right to funds must be shown through at least one of the following methods:

A.  All claimants must provide with the application:

(i)  a copy of an unexpired passport or valid driver’s license to establish identity of an individual claimant;

(ii)  the last four digits of the social security number or tax identification number of the claimant; and

(iii)  any additional documentation that establishes the claimant’s right to the unclaimed funds and evidences its identity (e.g., a copy of a proof of claim or a copy of a utility bill from an old address).

B.  Successor claimants (those other than the owner of record of the claim who have become legally entitled to the funds) must specifically provide with the application the following additional information:

(i)  Proof of identity of the owner of record, proof of identity of the successor claimant, and documentation evidencing the transfer of claim and the successor’s entitlement to collect the funds; or

(ii)  Representatives of estates must provide proof of identity of the owner of record, proof of identity of the estate’s representative and certified copies of documents establishing the representative’s right to act on behalf of the estate.

 4.  CLAIMANT REPRESENTATIVES. 

A.  The Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds must be filed on behalf of claimant representatives by an attorney who is a member in good standing of the North Carolina State Bar and who has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. 
 

B.  In addition to compliance with subparagraph 4 A and B above, claimant representatives must provide to their attorney who shall file as a separate entry with the court:
 

(i)  proof of the identity of the owner of record and any successor claimant;
 

(ii)  a notarized original power of attorney signed by the claimant on whose behalf the representative is acting, acknowledging the representative’s authorization to seek funds on behalf of the claimant and acknowledging that the claimant is aware of the right to seek collection of the funds without the assistance of the representative;
 

(iii)  proof of identity of the representative; and
 

(iv)  a copy of the letter of engagement with the claimant, or other documentation of the agreement between the claimant and the claimant representative, disclosing the fee to be collected by the claimant representative and/or the attorney for the claimant representative.
 

C.  Unclaimed funds requested by claimant representatives will be paid by check made payable jointly to the claimant and the attorney for the claimant representative.

5.  For financial purposes, the court requires the claimant to file with the motion a A0 213P Form (PDF) or W-9 Form

     PLEASE NOTE: the address listed for the claimant in the motion to release unclaimed funds must match the

     address listed in the AO 213P FormThe court strongly recommends completing Part 6, "Electronic Funds Transfer Information," to improve the timeliness and efficiency of payment.