11/29/2021 USTP to Post Updated UST Form 11-MORs and UST Form 11-PCRs

On June 21, 2021, the United States Trustee Program’s rule entitled Uniform Periodic Reports in Cases Filed Under Chapter 11 of Title 11, published at 28 C.F.R. § 58.8 (the “Final Rule”) became effective. The Final Rule requires that chapter 11 debtors-in-possession and trustees, other than in small business and subchapter V cases, file monthly operating reports and post-confirmation reports using streamlined, data-embedded, uniform forms in every judicial district where the U.S. Trustee Program operates.

On November 30, 2021, the United States Trustee Program will post on its website updated versions of the UST Form 11-MOR, Monthly Operating Reports (“MOR”) and UST Form 11-PCR, Post-confirmation Reports (“PCR”), that should be used for all reports filed after that date.1 Designed to improve the overall user experience, the updates will streamline the process of embedding data on the forms by using standard PDF bar-code technology. The updates do not impact the information required to be reported on the MORs and PCRs.

To obtain important information related to periodic reporting under the Final Rule, please visit https://www.justice.gov/ust/chapter-11-operating-reports. While at that webpage, please subscribe to the “Chapter 11 Operating Reports E-mail Updates” feature to automatically receive future email updates about the forms and periodic reporting under the Final Rule.
10/6/2021 If you are a renter having trouble paying your rent or a landlord who has lost rental income due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, help may be available. Through funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program, there are a wide variety of state and local programs that offer assistance—including financial assistance—to those who are struggling to make ends meet.

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9/27/2021 Click here for information regarding upcoming changes to the Bankruptcy Rules
9/20/2021 Effective December 1, 2021, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has designated any entity that receives 100 or more paper bankruptcy notices in a single calendar month as a high-volume paper notice recipient pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036(b)(2)(B) (as amended effective December 1, 2021) (the “Rule”). The threshold number of paper notices that will cause a notice recipient to be designated as a high-volume paper notice recipient pursuant to the Rule will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted once a year, effective on December 1st of each year. Once the threshold paper notice amount is reached, the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) will notify the notice recipient that it must register for Electronic Bankruptcy Noticing (EBN) or that, if the recipient does not register within 45 days of the date of the notification, the BNC will establish an electronic address where the Director designates the recipient to receive its notices pursuant to the Rule.
8/4/2021 Office of the United States Trustee – Region 17 will be hosting a virtual learning event for practitioners via Microsoft® Teams1. The training session will introduce the Final Rule. Please circle your calendar for August 12, 2021 at 12:00PM (PST). This will be the final training session.

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7/20/2021 Region 17 will be hosting its final virtual learning event introducing the new Chapter 11 Periodic Reports. The event will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm PST.

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6/23/2021 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies

Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies (Red Line Version)
6/10/2021 Join the United States Trustee on June 16, 2021 at noon for a virtual learning event that will help practitioners understand its “Procedures for Completing Uniform Periodic Reports in Non-Small Business Cases Filed Under Chapter 11 of Title 11.” These new reports are effective June 21, 2021. Click here for more information.
5/12/2021 The Office of the United States Trustee has published mandatory procedures for completing uniform period reports in non-small business cases filed under chapter 11 of the Title 11, effective June 21, 2021. For access to these forms, click here.  For a more detailed announcement of these new forms, click here.
4/12/2021 Order Adopting Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules
2/12/2021 Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies

Delegation of Authority to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and his Deputies (Red Line Version)
2/8/2021 The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021
1/28/2021 Proposed Amendment to Local Rule 9018-1