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Administering cases in the Trenton Vicinage of the United States Bankruptcy Court  
 

[Honor Roll Policy]

[Adjournment Policy]

[Privacy Notice]

[Notice Regarding Attorney Fees
in Dismissed Cases]

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INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICE

In the event of inclement weather on a scheduled 341 hearing day, please call the Trustee's office at 609-587-6888 to determine whether the office will be open for 341 hearings or whether it will be closed and 341 hearings will be rescheduled. 341 hearings are not automatically rescheduled if the office is closed. Attorneys or pro-se debtors must contact Bud Rockhill at extension 118 to reschedule their 341 hearing.

<<< PLEASE NOTE: A case cannot be confirmed if there has been no 341 hearing.>>>

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CLAIMS POLICY
UPDATED 1/4/10

CLICK HERE to view the 2010 Claims Policy in Adobe PDF format.

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CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENTS
2009 INCOME TAX RETURNS
UPDATED 1/4/10

For all cases FILED after 1/1/10, we will require the verification of the filing of 2009 Income Tax Returns. Consistent with the policy previously established, we will not hold up confirmation but include language in the Confirmation Order that the Debtor(s) will provide a copy of the filed 2009 Income Tax Returns prior to 5/31/2010.  The required language to be included as an additional provision in the Order is, “The Petitioner(s) shall provide to the Chapter 13 Trustee, a copy of the filed 2009 Federal and State Income Tax Returns no later than 5/31/2010.”

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HONOR ROLL POLICY

Our Honor Roll system is designed to allow cases to be confirmed in court without the presence of the attorney of record or his or her representative. Cases that meet the Honor Roll criteria will be posted on this website 24 hours prior to the date of the confirmation hearing with details as to how they are being confirmed (payment amount, length of plan, attorney fees to be paid through the plan and any other pertinent information). These cases, and details, will be read into the record as confirmed at the beginning of the hearing day.

If the terms of confirmation appearing on the Honor Roll are contested, simply appear at the hearing, at 9:00 am, and advise the Trustee of same.

In order to be eligible for the Honor Roll a case must meet the following criteria:

  • The debtor must be missing no more than 1 payment as of the date the case is prepared for confirmation.
  • There are no objections to plans, claims, etc. made by either the debtor or any creditors.
  • The Trustee is in receipt of all documents requested (Proof of Income, Appraisal of Property, etc.) 30 days prior to the hearing.
  • The proposed Plan payment is within 25% of the actual payment needed to confirm the case.
  • There are no claims as filed which render the plan infeasible (claim amounts are much higher than estimated in plan, claim filed as secured rather than priority or unsecured, etc.)

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ADJOURNMENT POLICY

With respect to confirmation hearings, motions and 341(a) meetings, adjournment requests must be made in writing at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

For 341(a) adjournments, contact Bud Rockhill by fax at (609) 587-9676 or by email at brockhill@russotrustee.com. Please do not call for a 341(a) adjournment request ... NO adjournments will be given verbally.

For adjourments of all other hearings before JUDGE FERGUSON OR JUDGE KAPLAN, contact Carrie Masters by fax at (609) 587-9676 or by email at cmasters@russotrustee.com.

For adjourments of all other hearings before JUDGE LYONS, contact Sharon Ford by fax at (609) 587-9676 or by email at sford@russotrustee.com.

Responses to adjournment requests will be made within 24 hours. Adjournment requests made on the day prior to the hearing, absent emergent circumstances, will not be addressed and counsel is advised to request the adjournment at the hearing.

Please further note that adjournments of matters schedule for a 2:00 pm hearing should be requested directly from Chambers; in addition, Chambers and the Trustee should be notified of all settlements with respect to these matters as soon as possible in advance of the hearings.

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PRIVACY NOTICE

Notice Is Hereby Given That Information Relating
to Your Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case
Will Be Made Available On The Internet
To Your Creditors And Other Parties In Interest.

Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §1302(b)(1) and 704(7), your Chapter 13 Trustee has a duty, unless otherwise ordered by the bankruptcy court, to furnish information concerning the administration of your bankruptcy case as it is requested by parties in interest.

In furtherance of this duty, the Chapter 13 Trustee will make the following information available to parties in interest who request such information:

  1. Your name, address, bankruptcy case number, state and district in which your case is pending, and the Trustee assigned to your case. Your social security number will not be visible to parties in interest but they will be able to search for your bankruptcy case using your social security number. Also, your employer's name will not be displayed.

  2. Information regarding claims filed against your bankruptcy case including the identity of the claimant, the type of claim (i.e., priority taxes, secured, unsecured, etc.), and the amount of the claim.

  3. A history of all payments you make to the Chapter 13 Trustee in your bankruptcy case including the date and amount of each payment.

  4. A history of all disbursements made by the Chapter 13 Trustee in your bankruptcy case including the date of the disbursement, the payee, and the amount.

  5. This information may not be viewed by the general public but only by parties in interest (i.e., creditors listed in your case), who have acquired a specific password for security purposes.

You may review, without charge, the information about your Chapter 13 bankruptcy case that is posted on the Internet. If you believe the information about your bankruptcy case is inaccurate, you can contact the Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee to report the error and you should receive a written response within thirty (30) days following receipt of such report.

The URL address where your information is posted is http://www.ramapo.com, which is operated by Ramapo Information Systems, Inc., 2055 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, N.J. 07470. It is anticipated that within the next several months, substantially similar case information will also be available, with the same security protections, on a website operated by the National Data Center Inc., (NDC). The URL address for this site is http://www.NDC13.com. You can contact the NDC at NDC Executive Director, P.O. Box 2004, Sonoma, CA 95476, Phone: (707) 938-3639.

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NOTICE TO THE BAR REGARDING ATTORNEYS FEES
IN DISMISSED CASES

FOR CASES DISMISSED VIA A COURT ORDER PRIOR TO CONFIRMATION, funds on hand will be refunded to the debtor.

FOR CASES DISMISSED AT CONFIRMATION, funds on hand will be returned to the debtor unless debtor’s attorney requests at the time of the hearing that the Dismissal Order include payment from funds held by the Standing Trustee for any balance due on attorney’s fees in the case. The Dismissal Order will specify the amount of attorney’s fees to be paid. If subsequent debtor funds are received by the Trustee, and said additional funds are requested to be paid to the attorney, the debtor’s attorney must seek an Amended Dismissal Order prior to Trustee’s Disbursement.  

FOR CASES DISMISSED UPON TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS OR TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATION OF DEFAULT, funds on hand will be disbursed per the Dismissal Order to creditors, including unpaid attorney fees as allowed in the case and specified in the Dismissal Order.

In cases where a Supplemental Fee Application is to be filed, the Application must be filed within 10 days of the dismissal hearing date and the proposed Order must specifically authorize the Standing Trustee to pay all, or a portion of the fee award, from the funds held by the Standing Trustee.

 

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