A General Order, signed by the judges of this court, was entered on September 1, 2016 regarding flat fees for attorneys in chapter 11s.
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Thu, 09/15/2016
Thu, 09/15/2016
Please find via the following link pending amendments to local rules published for comment.
Local Rules Amendments
Please submit any comments to stephanie_butler@nceb.uscourts....
Tue, 08/02/2016
The ABJA is sponsoring a Certified Bankruptcy Assistant (CBA) Seminar and Exam on October 18 and 19, 2016, along with a Professional Skills Seminar on October 20 and 21, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The two-day certification program...
Tue, 07/05/2016
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules has proposed amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3015 and adoption of a new Bankruptcy Rule 3015.1, and has asked that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment. The...
Thu, 05/19/2016
Pending amendments to Local Rules published for comment. Please submit any comments to Stephanie_butler@nceb.uscourts.gov by June 17, 2016.
Local Rules proposed...
Tue, 05/17/2016
The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges will be hosting its annual conference in San Francisco, October 26 - 29, 2016. Attorneys, CPAs, insolvency professionals, professors, law students, and others are encouraged to attend. Please visit...
Fri, 05/13/2016
Thomson Reuters recently announced that an error in its opinion conversion process resulted in small amounts of missing text in thousands of opinions reported by West over the past two years. Thomson Reuters has corrected the online version of...
Wed, 04/13/2016
A PDF slide show, with attached audio recording, from the brown bag lunch and learn with Judge Small and Dr. Jay Williams held on April 4, 2016 has been made available on the court's website. Judge Small and Dr. Williams discuss identifying and...
Thu, 03/31/2016
Automatic Adjustment of Certain Dollar Amounts in the Bankruptcy Code, Title 28 and Bankruptcy Forms
On April 1, 2016 automatic adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision in Title 28 of the United States Code will become effective. These adjustments will affect certain Official and...
Tue, 01/05/2016
Bankruptcy Judge Appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
The United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina announce that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has appointed Joseph N. Callaway as the new United States...