There are several rules and forms changes as a result of amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure effective December 1, 2017. A copy of the revised Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Northern and Southern Districts of...
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Fri, 11/17/2017
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Tue, 10/24/2017
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. If approved, the proposed amendments would become effective December 1, 2018. The comment period closes on...
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Fri, 10/06/2017
The judges of the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi have amended the Standing Order Designating Presumptive Interest (“Till”) Rate. The Till rate for cases filed on or after December 1, 2017 will be 6%. The Amended...
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Tue, 09/05/2017
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi has updated its Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Files system (ECF).
The revisions to the Administrative Procedures for ECF include several changes that have...
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Thu, 08/24/2017
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi now offers debtors the opportunity to request receipt of court notices and orders by email instead of U.S. mail. This is a free service. A debtor may enroll at any time, and...
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Mon, 06/26/2017
You are hereby notified that the deadline to submit proposed pretrial orders in adversary proceedings assigned to Judge Woodard will change effective immediately.
The current procedure requires the proposed pretrial order to be submitted...
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Fri, 05/26/2017
Be advised that the deadline to submit dispositive orders for cases assigned to Judge Woodard will change effective June 5, 2017.
Under the current procedure, following resolution of a matter pending before the Court, a deadline is set for...
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Fri, 05/12/2017
In response to the pending amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will become effective on December 1, 2017, the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi propose to adopt a new...
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Fri, 04/14/2017
A Lawyer Advisory Committee (“LAC”) was appointed by Judge Woodard to provide input regarding matters of bankruptcy administration in the Aberdeen and Oxford divisions as well as the counties of Coahoma, Grenada, Montgomery and Attala.
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Mon, 02/13/2017
The Standing Order Adopting Procedures for Obtaining Discharge in Completed Chapter 13 Cases has been revised and updated on our Standing Orders page. There are no substantive changes to the language in the...
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