Bankruptcy Rules Suggestions

12-BK

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL AND/OR ORGANIZATION

DATE REC'D

RULE OR FORM

STATUS

12-BK-A

Hon. Michael J. Kaplan

2/1/12

Official Form 3B

Pending consideration

12-BK-B

Matthew T. Loughney (Bankruptcy Noticing Working Group)

2/6/12

New Rule to Address Chapter 13 Notice of Entry of a Confirmation Order

Pending consideration

12-BK-C

Hon. Barry S. Schermer

2/21/12

Official Form B10

Pending consideration

12-BK-D

Hon. S. Martin Teel, Jr.

2/27/12

Rule 7001

Pending consideration

12-BK-E

Hon. Richard S. Schmidt

3/5/12

Rules 7008, 7012, 9014 and 9027

Pending consideration

12-BK-F

Robert B. Katz, Esq.

4/17/12

Schedules I and J

Pending consideration

12-BK-G

Hon. Thomas L. Saladino

5/4/12

Rule 3002.1

Pending consideration

12-BK-H

Alan N. Resnick

3/21/12

Rule 8013

Pending consideration

12-BK-I

Hon. John E. Waites

4/10/12

Rule 1006(b)

Pending consideration

12-BK-J

Hon. Barry S. Schermer

6/25/12

Rule 3002.1

Pending consideration

11-BK

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL AND/OR ORGANIZATION

DATE REC'D

RULE OR FORM

STATUS

11-BK-A

David Andersen, Esq.

3/16/11

Eliminate Unnecessary Mail Notices in Bankruptcy Cases

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to the CM/ECF NextGen Working Group and to the Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (BJAG)

11-BK-B

Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar

5/28/11

Rule 3002(a)

Pending consideration

11-BK-C

Wendell J. Sherk, Esq.

6/8/11

Official Form 22

Pending consideration

11-BK-D

Sabrina L. McKinney

6/24/11

Official Form B10

Pending consideration

11-BK-E

Hon. A. Thomas Small

7/24/11

Bankruptcy Rules 7016 and 8001

Pending consideration

11-BK-F

Hon. Peter W. Bowie

7/22/11

Bankruptcy Rules 7012, 7004(e), and 9006(f)

Pending consideration

11-BK-G

Geoffrey L. Berman

9/22/11

National Bankruptcy Bar

Pending consideration

11-BK-H

Debra Miller

9/28/11

Deficiency Claims

Pending consideration

11-BK-I

Hon. Erik P. Kimball

10/13/11

Rules 7008 and 7012

Pending consideration

11-BK-J

Hon. Julie A. Robinson

9/20/11

Privacy rules and Form B21

Pending consideration

11-BK-K

Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar, Hon. Carol Doyle and Hon. Bruce W. Black

11/23/11

Bankruptcy Rules 7008, 9027 and 9033, and new rule 7008.1

Pending consideration

11-BK-L

Hon. Arthur J. Gonzalez

12/10/11

Proposed modification to the Standing Order of Referral

Pending consideration

11-BK-M

Jim F. Spencer, Jr., Esq.

12/15/11

Rule 9027

Pending consideration

11-BK-N

David S. Yen, Esq.

1/25/12

Form 3B

Pending consideration

10-BK

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL AND/OR ORGANIZATION

DATE REC'D

RULE OR FORM

STATUS

10-BK-A

Kilpatrick & Associates (Richardo I. Kilpatrick, Esq.)

01/13/10

Director's Form 240A inconsistent with Bankruptcy Code

04/10 – Director promulgated clarified version of Form 240A. Original Form 240A, now Form 240A/B ALT will remain on the website indefinitely

10-BK-B

Rena M. Myers

02/18/10

Official Form 10

See also suggestion 09-BK-B

04/10 – Forms Subcommittee recommended to Advisory Committee that Form 10 be modified

The Advisory Committee subsequently approved the stylized changes by e-mail vote for submission to the Judicial Conference

06/10 – Standing Committee approved for publication for public comment

04/10 – Advisory Committee approved for submission to Standing Committee for final approval by e-mail vote following stylized changes

06/11 – Standing Committee approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

10-BK-C

Therese Buthod

02/26/10

Official Form 10

10-BK-D

Hon. Raymond Lyons

03/29/10

Rule 9006(d)

09/10 – Advisory Committee approved for submission to the Standing Committee for publication in August 2011

06/11 – Standing Committee approved for publication for public comment

10-BK-E

Scooter LeMay

6/30/10

Official Forms

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and referred suggestion to Forms Modernization Project

10-BK-F

Douglas M. Neistat, Esq.

7/28/10

Rule 6004-1(f)

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and referred suggestion to Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (BJAG)

10-BK-G

Hon. Margaret Mahoney

11/14/10

Form Chapter 13 Plan

04/11 – Advisory Committee created a working group to study this suggestion

10-BK-H

Harold Kim

11/22/10

Greater Transparency for 524(g)

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and retained on agenda for fall meeting

10-BK-I

Aaron R. Cahn, Esq.

12/17/10

Official Form 7 - SOFA

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and approved proposed amendment for submission to Standing Committee

06/11 – Standing Committee approved proposed amendment for publication for public comment

10-BK-J

Hon. Linda Riegle

1/14/11

Rule 1014

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Business Subcommittee

10-BK-K

Hon. Paul Mannes

2/3/11

Rule 4008(a)

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Consumer Subcommittee

10-BK-L

Susan Ivancsis

2/1/11

Rule 1007

09/10 – Advisory Committee considered and approved for submission to Standing Committee

06/11- Standing Committee approved technical amendment for submission to the Judicial Conference without publication

10-BK-M

James C. Jacobsen, Esq.

2/15/11

Rule 7004  & Form Chapter 13 Plan

04/11 – Advisory Committee voted to create a working group to study form Chapter 13 plan suggestion. See Suggestion 10-BK-G

04/11 – Advisory Committee referred Rule 7004 attorney practice suggestion to Attorney Conduct Subcommittee

10-BK-N

Hon. Thomas W. Waldrep, Jr.

12/27/10

Rule 7.3

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Attorney Conduct Subcommittee

09-BK

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL AND/OR ORGANIZATION

DATE REC'D

RULE OR FORM

STATUS

09-BK-A

Michael A. Fritz, Esq.

02/13/09

Official Bankruptcy Forms

03/09 - Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

09-BK-B

Hon. Samuel L. Bufford

03/02/09

Rule 1004.2(b)

Rule 5009(c)

Rule 5012

03/09 - Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

09-BK-C

Hon. Geraldine Mund

03/11/09

Bankruptcy Forms and Rules

10/09 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

09-BK-D

Hon. Robert J. Kressel

03/31/09

Rule 1007

10/09 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

09-BK-E

Hon. David S. Kennedy

04/13/09

Special Masters

10/09 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

09-BK-F

Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar

06/25/09

New Bankruptcy Form, B261C

10/09 – Advisory Committee considered and recommended that the Director promulgate the new form

12/09 – Director promulgated Form B261C

09-BK-G

Kathleen Crosser

10/07/09

Chapter 15 Rules and Forms

04/10 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Forms Modernization Project

09-BK-H

Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity)

11/17/09

Individual Chapter 11 Cases

Rule 3007(a) Hearings Following Objections to Claims

04/10 – Advisory Committee considered issues raised in comment regarding Individual Chapter 11 cases and declined to take action on this issue

10/10 – Advisory Committee considered and approved an amendment to Rule 3007(a) and referred back to the Consumer Subcommittee for further consideration

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and approved an amendment to Rule 3007(a) for submission to the Standing Committee

06/11 – Standing Committee approved proposed amendment to Rule 3007(a) for publication for public comment

09-BK-I

Next Generation Bankruptcy CM/ECF Clerk's Office Functional Requirements Group (Dana C. McWay)

11/25/09

Rule 1007(b)(7)

04/10 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Consumer Subcommittee

09/10 – Advisory Committee considered and recommended the proposed change be published for comment in August 2011. Related changes to B23 will be published for public comment in August 2012.

06/11 – Standing Committee approved proposed amendment for publication for public comment

09-BK-J

Hon.  William F. Stone, Jr.

12/15/09

Rule 9013

Rule 9014

Need for additional rules and forms for payment of administrative expenses.

04/10 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Consumer and Business Subcommittees

09/10 - Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action on Rule 9013 and 9014 issues

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered Business Subcommittee's initial analysis of administrative expenses suggestion and asked the Subcommittee to report further in the fall

09-BK-K

National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees and Wells Fargo Corporation (George W. Stevenson, Esq.)

12/16/09

Official Form 10

04/10 – Consumer Subcommittee and Forms Subcommittee recommended to Advisory Committee designation of space for a Uniform Claim Identifier (UCI) on Form 10

The Advisory Committee subsequently approved the stylized changes by e-mail vote for submission to the Standing Committee

06/10 – Standing Committee approved for publication for public comment

04/10 – Advisory Committee approved for submission to Standing Committee for final approval by e-mail vote following stylized changes

06/11 – Standing Committee approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

09-BK-L

Bradley Halberstadt, Esq.

12/16/09

Director's Form 240A inconsistent with Bankruptcy Code

04/10 – Director promulgated clarified Form 240A. Original Form 240A, now Form 240A/B ALT will remain on the website indefinitely.

09-BK-M

Hon. Colleen A. Brown and Hon. Robert E. Littlefield, Jr.

11/03/09

Rule 7004(h)

04/10 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

09-BK-N

Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group (Hon. Michael E. Romero)

12/22/09

Rule 3007(a)

Service of an objection under proof of claim

04/10 – Advisory Committee considered and referred back to Consumer Subcommittee

10/10 – Advisory Committee considered and referred back to the Consumer Subcommittee for further consideration

04/11 – Advisory Committee considered and approved for submission to the Standing Committee

06/11 – Standing Committee approved for publication for public comment

09-BK-32

William J. Neild, Esq.

Form 22A

Form 22C

04/10 – Referred to Consumer Subcommittee

09/10 – Advisory Committee considered and approved for submission to the Standing Committee for August 2011 public comment

06/11 – Standing Committee approved for publication for public comment

08-BK

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL AND/OR ORGANIZATION

DATE REC'D

RULE OR FORM

STATUS

08-BK-A

Hon. Paul Mannes

3/10/2008

Director's Form 240A

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered, referred to Subcommittee on Forms

12/08 – Subcommittee on Forms considered revisions

1/09 – Subcommittee on Forms considered revisions

3/09 – Advisory Committee considered and retained on agenda

6/09 - Subcommittee on Forms considered and retained on agenda

10/09 – Advisory Committee recommended that the Director promulgate revised Form 240A and make the older one available for a six month transition period

08-BK-B

Hon. Robert Kressel

3/11/2008

Rule 6003

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

08-BK-C

Hon. Paul Mannes

4/8/2008

Rule 3003(c)(2)

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

08-BK-D

Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group

4/24/2008

Rule 6003

3/08 – Advisory Committee considered and retained on agenda

8/08 - Subcommittee on

Attorney Conduct and Health Care considered

10/08 – Advisory Committee approved for submission to Standing Committee

1/09 - Standing Committee

approved for publication for public comment

8/09 - Published for public comment

04/10 – Advisory Committee approved for submission to Standing Committee following no public comments

06/10 – Standing Committee approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

09/10 – Judicial Conference approved for submission to the Supreme Court

04/11 – Supreme Court promulgated

08-BK-E

Hon. Frank Easterbrook

6/16/2008

Rule 4004(d)

Rule 7001(4)

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered, declined to take action on Rule 7001. Rule 4004 referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Matters

12/08, 1/09 – Consumer Subcommittee prepared revised Rule 4004

3/09 – Advisory Committee approved revised Rule 4004 for submission to the Standing Committee

6/09 - Standing Committee approved Rule 4004 for publication for public comment

8/09 - Rule 4004 published for public comment

04/10 – Advisory Committee approved Rule 4004 for submission to the Standing Committee with alteration since publication

06/10 – Standing Committee approved Rule 4004 for submission to the Judicial Conference

09/10 – Judicial Conference approved Rule 4004 for submission to the Supreme Court

04/11 – Supreme Court promulgated Rule 4004

08-BK-F

Hon. Robert Kressel

8/11/2008

Director's Form 240

10/08 – Referred to Forms Subcommittee

See Suggestion 08-BK-A

08-BK-G

Mark A. Redmiles, Esq.

8/22/2008

Interim Rule  1017

Interim Rule 4004(c)

03/09 – Suggestion withdrawn

08-BK-H

Hon. Vincent Zurzolo

8/22/2008

Rule 9014(b)

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take further action

08-BK-I

Hon. Colleen Brown

8/22/2008

Form 3B

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

08-BK-J

Hon. A. Thomas Small

10/1/2008

Rule 3001

Consumer Debt Trading

1/09 - Subcommittee on Consumer Matters considered

3/09 – Advisory Committee approved amendments to Rule 3001(c)(1), consolidated with amendments to Rules 3001, 3002.1 and pending amendments to Form 10 for submission to the Standing Committee subject to review by the Style Subcommittee

06/09 – Standing Committee approved proposed amendments for publication for public comment

04/10 – Following public comment, Advisory Committee recommended republication revisions to the proposed amendments pertaining to unsecured claims

06/10 – Standing Committee approved republication

04/11 – Advisory Committee approved revised amendments pertaining to unsecured claims for submission to Standing Committee

06/11 – Standing Committee approved revised amendments for submission to Judicial Conference

08-BK-K

08-BK-K Addendum

Hon. Marvin Isgur, Hon. Elizabeth Magner, and Hon. Jeff Bohm

12/05/08

New Forms Proposal –

B10-A, B10-S1, B10-S2.

03/09 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Subcommittee on Forms

07/09 – Subcommittee on Forms considered and retained on agenda

10/09 – Advisory Committee considered  and retained on agenda

04/10 – Suggestions merged with Advisory Committee consideration of Comments 09-BK-003, and 09-BK-004 on proposed rules requiring attachments to a mortgage proof of claim in a consumer case

04/11 – Merged with comments 10-BK-005 and 10-BK-009 on proposed Forms B10-A, B10-S1, and B10-S1.  Advisory Committee recommended approval of all three forms with revisions and with a propose effective date of 12/11. Advisory Committee will consider additional changes suggested in the comments and suggestions at a later time

06/10 – Standing Committee approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

08-BK-L

Hon. Keith M. Lundin

12/05/08

Rule 2003

01/09 – Subcommittee on Consumer Matters considered

03/09 – Advisory Committee approved for submission to Standing Committee

06/09 – Standing Committee approved for publication for public comment

08/09 – Published for public comment

04/10 – Advisory Committee approved as published for submission to the Standing Committee

06/10 – Standing Committee approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

09/10 – Judicial Conference approved for submission to the Supreme Court

04/11 – Supreme Court promulgated

08-BK-M

Original

07-BK-G

Hon. Robert E. Gerber

1/09/09

Rule 2019

03/08 – Advisory Committee considered and retained on agenda

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Business Subcommittee

03/09 – Advisory Committee considered and approved for submission to Standing Committee pending further stylistic corrections

06/09 – Standing Committee considered and approved for publication for public comment

04/10 – Advisory Committee approved revision for submission to the Standing Committee

Advisory Committee subsequently approved later revisions by e-mail

06/10 – Standing Committee considered and approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

09/10 – Judicial Conference approved for submission to the Supreme Court

04/11 – Supreme Court promulgated

08-BK-N

Original

07-BK-G

Hon. Robert D. Drain

1/13/09

Rule 2019

08-BK-O

Original

07-BK-G

National Bankruptcy Conference (Jonathan G. Katz)

2/6/09

Rule 2019

08-BK-P

Original

07-BK-G

ABA Section of Business Law, Business Bankruptcy Committee (Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Esq.)

2/6/09

Rule 2019

07-BK

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL AND/OR ORGANIZATION

DATE REC'D

RULE OR FORM

STATUS

07-BK-A

Suggestion withdrawn by submitting party

3/1/2007

N/A

N/A

07-BK-B

US Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Alabama (Douglas F. Young)

1/24/2007

Suggested creating PDF-fillable forms

Closed - implementation is a work in progress

07-BK-C

Hon. Paul Mannes

5/30/2007

Rule 1019(2)
Rule 4003(b)

09/07 – Advisory Committee considered and retained on agenda

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take further action

07-BK-D

Hon. Wesley W. Steen

7/12/2007

Interim Rule 1017

09/07 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take action

07-BK-E

Peter A. Chapman

9/12/2007

Official Form 1

Closed – Form 1 revised in Dec 07 to address this issue

07-BK-F

Hon. Laura Myerson Isicoff

11/26/2007

Official Form 1

03/08 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Subcommittee on Technology and Cross Border Insolvency

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and declined to take further action

07-BK-G

Loan Syndications and Trading Association and the
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Mark Thompson, Esq.)

11/26/2007

2019

03/08 – Advisory Committee considered and retained on agenda

10/08 – Advisory Committee considered and referred to Business Subcommittee

03/09 – Advisory Committee considered and approved for submission to Standing Committee pending further stylistic corrections

06/09 – Standing Committee considered and approved for publication for public comment

06/10 – Standing Committee considered and approved for submission to the Judicial Conference

09/10 – Judicial Conference approved for submission to the Supreme Court

04/11 – Supreme Court promulgated