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Attorneys
that no longer have interest in a case
and request to stop electronic notices
Attorneys who
represent a party in a contested matter,
either in the bankruptcy case or an
adversary proceeding, may file a document
stating they have no further interest
in the case and request to stop electronic
notices. Please note, however, that
attorneys who represent the debtor(s),
attorneys who have been employed in
the case by court order, or attorneys
who are representing a client in a pending
contested matter are not permitted to
withdraw from the case or request to
stop electronic notice under this procedure.
To electronically
file the notice, attorneys will use
docket event "Notice of Withdrawal
from Case and Request to Stop Electronic
Notice," located under the Notices
category in CM/ECF. The attorney must
attach a pdf document stating why they
no longer want to receive electronic
notice in the case. Once the notice
is docketed, the clerk's office will
review the case docket and take appropriate
action to stop electronic notice from
being sent to the attorney's email address.
Order
establishing presumptively reasonable
debtor's attorney fee in Chapter 13
cases
Publication of certain personal data
in documents filed with the court -
transcript redaction
The judiciary’s
privacy policy restricts the publication
of certain personal data in documents
filed with the court. The policy requires
limiting Social Security and financial
account numbers to the last four digits,
using only initials for the names of
minor children, and limiting dates of
birth to the year. However, if such
information is elicited during testimony
or other court proceedings, it will
become available to the public when
the official transcript is filed at
the courthouse unless, and until, it
is redacted. The better practice is
for you to avoid introducing this information
into the record in the first place.
Please take this into account when questioning
witnesses or making other statements
in court. If a restricted item is mentioned
in court, you may ask to have it stricken
from the record or partially redacted
to conform to the privacy policy, or
the court may do so on its own motion.
Read
the entire announcement.
Pay.gov security enhancement effective
February 1, 2007
Beginning February
1, 2007, all CM/ECF users that pay fees
through the Pay.gov system will be required
to complete the security code field
to complete the transaction.
Internet browsers required to meet higher
security standards for access to Pay.gov
To insure the
highest level of security when performing
online transactions, the Treasury requires
that you use an Internet browser that
supports 128-bit encryption. Encryption
protects your information between you
and pay.gov by scrambling the information
transmitted between two points (between
you and Pay.gov).
Lee
Ann Bennett appointed Clerk of Bankruptcy
Court
Laptop Pilot Program
The Bankruptcy
Court of the Middle District of Florida
announces the launching of a pilot program
to allow certain trustees and attorneys
to routinely transport laptop computers
into courtrooms. Read
the entire announcement.
Important Notice Concerning Privacy
Policy
The attached memorandum
(OCPB75.PDF) from the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United
States Courts provides information regarding
the Privacy Policy. A good deal of the
information contained in the enclosure
to the Director's Memorandum is for
court use, but you might find it useful
to have the copies of the new forms
attached. The other attached documents
are an abbreviated version of the Director's
memorandum, Statement of Social Security
number form, Guidelines to Attorneys,
and Guidelines to Claim filers.
Director's
memorandum
Guidelines
to Attorneys
Guidelines
to Claim filers
Privacy
Policy
Privacy
FAQs
Statement
of Social Security number form
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