UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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Important Notice Regarding Time Period Changes Effective December 1, 2009, Including 14-Day Deadlines for Filing Schedules, Statements, Chapter 13 Plans, and Bankruptcy Appellate Briefs
Among the time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that will take effect on December 1, 2009, are changes to 12 rules that will result in a reduction by one day (from 15 to 14 days) of the time to take action. The affected rules are Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 1019, 1020, 2015, 2015.1, 2016, 3015, 4001, 4002, 6004, 6007, and 8009. Please take note of these changes and particularly of the new 14-day deadline for filing schedules, statements, and other documents under Rule 1007(c); for filing a chapter 13 plan under Rule 3015(b); and for filing appellate briefs under Rule 8009(a).

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Claims Bar Date for Chapter 11 Cases - Jacksonville Division
Effective with Chapter 11 cases filed in the Jacksonville Division on or after October 15, 2009, a claims bar date will be set forth in the Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors and Deadlines (Section 341 Meeting of Creditors Notice).

Other than for a governmental unit, the Claims Bar Date will be set 90 days following the date first set for the Meeting of Creditors.

Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. filed for bankruptcy pursuant to Chapter 11 on August 24, 2009, in the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division and is assigned to The Honorable Jerry A. Funk under case number 3:09-bk-7047.
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Claims Bar Date for Chapter 11 Cases - Tampa and Ft. Myers Divisions
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Pilot program for court digital audio recordings
The pilot program has a tentative start date of October 30 that will allow CM/ECF users the ability to listen to digital audio recordings. More information will follow as the date nears.

Reappointment of Judge William S. Shulman - Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Alabama
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Reappointment of incumbant bankruptcy administrator Middle District of Alabama
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Public Notice - Local Rule amendments published for public comment.
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Form of order to be used in granting motion to strip second mortgage lien - Tampa and Ft. Myers Divisions
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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy effective December 1, 2008.
Congress has taken no action on the amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure, approved by the Supreme Court on April 23, 2008. Accordingly, amendments to the rules went into effect on December 1, 2008
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