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Event, Motion for Sale of Property
 

Event has been modified to add the question, is the motion to sell property free and clear of liens under
363(f).

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Internet Fee Payment

To aid in preventing duplicate fee payments, new
warning messages are displayed when fees are
reselected for payment. When a payment is in
progress, message will read: "WARNING: you have
selected a filing fee that is either currently in
progress or has already been processed. Review
the case docket report to ensure a receipt has not
already been docketed."

Calendar Event Report

A Trustee filter has been added to the Calendar
Events report. To filter events by active trustee,
select one or more names from the list.

Claims Activity Report

An option, "Only cases to which I am linked" has
been added to filter the Claims Activity Report to
show only cases they are linked to.

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Ombudsman Report Event

The event was modified to add a drop down option for "Amended" before the title of the document.

Event, Chapter 13 Plan

The event has been modified to change the display message to "For cases filed or converted on or after January 1, 2023, you must use the new Chapter 13 Plan effective 1/1/2023, version 4."

Event, Amended Chapter 13 Plan

The event has been modified to change the display message to "For cases filed or converted on or after January 1, 2023, you must use the new Chapter 13 Plan effective 1/1/2023, version 4."

Case Upload

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Objection to Confirmation of Plan

Event has been modified to require user to link to a plan.

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Chapter 11 Case Upload

Case upload will be available for Chapter 11.

Certification of No Objection

New event created under the Bankruptcy/Adversary -> Miscellaneous menu.

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Chapter 13 Case Opening

The Statistical screen has been added to the Chapter 13 case opening process.

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Chapter 11 Case Opening (Business)

For Chapter 11 business case, a new statistical
data screen (Summary of Assets and Liabilities and
certain Statistical Information) has been added.

New event, Request for Clerk's Default

A new event has been added to the Adversary ->
Miscellaneous menu.

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Notice of Mortgage Forbearance

The event located under the Claims Action menu will be reactivated.

Notice of Mortgage Payment Change

The event has been modified to add the question, Is a Notice of Mortgage Forbearance Being Filed.

Notice of Mortgage Payment Change
(No Proof of Claim Filed)

The event has been modified to add the question, Is a Notice of Mortgage Forbearance Being Filed.

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Trustee Services Rendered Pursuant to 330(e).

This new event should be filed by the trustee to certify that the trustee has performed the duties necessary to be eligible to receive payment for services rendered for chapter 7 cases for which they are assigned.

1. Event is located under the Bankruptcy ->Trustee/US Trustee.
2. Trustee must be selected as the party filer.
3. Case must be an original, current, or previous chapter 7 case.
4. Trustee must select from the list the reason for filing this event.
5. The event assigns a document number but user is not prompted to upload a PDF.
6. Trustee is required to link to the previously filed entry that relates to the reason selected for the filing.
7. Finance staff will receive email notification of this filing.

Trustee Payment Under 11 U.S.C. 330(e) Processed.

This new event should be used specifically for court staff to indicate that the trustee payment has been processed.

1. Event is located under the Bankruptcy -> Court Event.
2. Logic has been included to ensure that the Trustee Services Rendered event has been filed on the case. If not filed previously on the case, the filer cannot continue with the entry.
3. Logic has been included to ensure that the Trustee Payment Processed event has not already been filed on the case OR if the WTRSVREND flag is set on the case. If either condition exists, the filer cannot continue with the entry.
4. The event assigns a document number but user is not prompted to upload a PDF.
5. Court user is prompted to include the voucher number. A default value of $60 is provided and can be edited.

Withdrawal of Trustee Services Rendered.

This new event should be used by the trustee to file a withdrawal of the Trustee Services Rendered event.

1. Event is located under the Bankruptcy -> Trustee/US Trustee.
2. Logic has been included to verify that a Trustee Payment Processed event has been filed on the case. If a trustee payment has been filed, the filer cannot continue with the entry.
3. The event assigns a document number but user is not prompted to upload a PDF.
4. This event requires the trustee to link to the previously filed Trustee Services Rendered event.
5. The trustee is reminded to select the Trustee Services Rendered event for termination.
6. The trustee is required to enter the reason for the withdrawal in an open prompt. Reason entered appears in the final docket text.
7. The event silently sets a WTRSVREND flag.
8. Finance staff will receive email notification of this filing.

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Chapter 11 Subchapter V Trustee’s Final Report and Account event

Event has been modified to set the objection to trustee's final account deadline.

Ch. 11 Subch V Trustee's Report of No Distribution A - case dismissed or converted, no plan, fee award event

Event has been modified to set the objection to trustee's final account deadline.

Ch. 11 Subch V Case Trustee's Report of No Distribution B-case dism or conv, fee award recd event

Event has been modified to set the objection to trustee's final account deadline.

Event has been modified to set the objection to trustee's final account deadline.

Event has been modified to set the objection to trustee's final account deadline.

Event has been modified to set the objection to trustee's final account deadline.

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Docket Report

The document option, include header when displaying PDF documents will be changed to include footers when displaying PDF documents.

New ePoc version upgrade

ePOC will be upgraded to version 7.0.

Final Rept/Acct-Asset event under the TFR/TDR menu

The event has been modified to prompt user to enter the amount of outstanding adversary filing fee owe to the court. The information entered by the user will reflect in the docket text.

This new event will be used specifically for chapter 11 non-small business debtors and is located under the Miscellaneous menu. A message will display to direct chapter 11 small business or non-chapter 11 debtors to docket Operating Report or Small Business Operating Report event. A prompt has been included to ask the user if the case is jointly administered. If the case is jointly administered, the user is asked if this report is being filed for the lead case. If not being filed for the lead case, the user is asked to enter the member case number and month ending date, which will both appear in the final docket text.

This new event will be used specifically for chapter 11 non-small business debtors and is located under the Miscellaneous menu. A message will display to direct Chapter 11 small business or non-Chapter 11 debtors to docket Operating Report or Small Business Operating Report event. A prompt has been included to ask the user if the case is jointly administered. If the case is jointly administered, the user is asked if this report is being filed for the lead case. If not being filed for the lead case, the user is asked to enter the member case number and month ending date, which will both appear in the final docket text.

This new event will be used specifically for Chapter 11 small business debtors and is located under the Miscellaneous menu. A message will display to direct Chapter 11 non-small business to docket Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report or Chapter 11 Post-Confirmation Report event; and non-chapter 11 debtors to docket the Operating Report event.

The event has been modified to display a message to direct Chapter 11 non-small business debtors to docket the Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report or Chapter 11 Post-Confirmation Report event; and to direct chapter 11 small business debtors to docket the Small Business Monthly Operating Report event.