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Live Demo/ Learn the New Features
Thursday, May 1, 2014
2 Sessions
Due to Limited Space Choose 2:00 pm or 3:00pm
Presented by
Kathy A. Dockery, Chapter 13 Trustee
Location for Presentation
915 Wilshire Boulevard
10th Floor, Room 3
Downtown Los Angeles
RSVP at: gmangum@latrustee.com
*When you RSVP, indicate whether you will attend at 2:00 pm or 3:00 pm
So far this year through March 2014 there have been 12,269 chapter 7; 150 chapter 11; and, 2,886 chapter 13 in the Central District.
Total filings by month for the past six+ years.
| Central District of California | |||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||
| Jan | 3,694 | 6,004 | 9,013 | 10,868 | 8,835 | 6,552 | -26% | 4,917 | -25% |
| Feb | 3,787 | 6,971 | 9,659 | 10,631 | 9,307 | 6,614 | -29% | 4,779 | -28% |
| March | 4,381 | 8,529 | 12,840 | 13,543 | 10,108 | 7,684 | -24% | 5,611 | -27% |
| April | 5,023 | 8,512 | 12,114 | 12,087 | 9,034 | 7,515 | -17% | ||
| May | 5,177 | 8,967 | 11,906 | 11,669 | 9,620 | 7,170 | -25% | ||
| June | 5,351 | 9,595 | 12,190 | 11,718 | 8,165 | 6,202 | -24% | ||
| July | 5,983 | 9,894 | 12,737 | 10,418 | 8,201 | 6,404 | -22% | ||
| Aug | 6,195 | 9,748 | 12,720 | 11,496 | 8,779 | 6,235 | -29% | ||
| Sept | 6,290 | 9,214 | 12,412 | 10,006 | 7,222 | 5,407 | -25% | ||
| Oct | 6,364 | 10,322 | 11,753 | 9,887 | 8,438 | 6,169 | -27% | ||
| Nov | 6,029 | 9,462 | 10,900 | 9,099 | 7,192 | 4,829 | -33% | ||
| Dec | 6,615 | 9,864 | 10,925 | 9,089 | 6,187 | 4,516 | -27% | ||
| 64,889 | 107,082 | 139,169 | 130,511 | 101,088 | 75,297 | -26% | |||
Some annual numbers from Prof. Bob Lawless for the whole country can be found here.
On April 4, 2014, the US Trustee issued its annual report on Debtor Audits. You can access the report here. The UST reports that during the fiscal year, 390 audits were conducted, down from 1,351 the year before. 25% of the audits found that there was a least one material misrepresentation in the debtor’s schedules, the same percentage as the year before. In the Central District of California there were a grand total of 34 audits and 32% of those had at least one material misrepresentation. Of the 390 audits, only 187 were chosen at random; the remaining were “exception audits,” meaning they are chosen “based on income or expenditures greater than a statistical norm for the district where the case was filed.”
In Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A., 133 S. Ct. 1754 (2013), the Supreme Court resolved a split among the circuits concerning whether a “culpable state of mind” was required in order to come within the “defalcation” exception of § 523(a)(4) and whether such a state of mind was required in order to fall within the exception.
The San Fernando Valley Bar Association is presenting a panel discussion on §523(a)(4) and an update on the Supreme Court’s opinion in Bullock. You are invited to sign up and to attend the panel discussion.
As always, the discussion will be enlightening and informative. One judge sitting at the Woodland Hills Bankruptcy Court has committed to attending the program, subject to unexpected calendar issues.
Here are the particulars for the program:
San Fernando Valley Bar Association
Attention: Linda Temkin
5567 Reseda Blvd., Ste 200
Tarzana, CA 91356
(101 Freeway at Reseda Blvd.)
Telephone (818) 227-0490 ext.105
Facsimile (818) 227-0499
E-mail: events@sfvba.org
The Orange County Bar Association Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section presents the first annual:
Consumer Bankruptcy Law Update Recent Developments in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Case Law, Court Procedures and Best Practices
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Registration/Dinner: 5:00 p.m.
Program: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
370 N. Glassell, Orange, CA 92866
Speakers:
Hon. Theodor C. Albert
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Hon. Catherine E. Bauer
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Hon. Scott C. Clarkson
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Hon. Mark D. Houle
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
Thomas H. Casey, Esq.
Chapter 7 Trustee, Central District of California
Law Office of Thomas H. Casey
Amrane Cohen
Chapter 13 Trustee, Orange
Moderator
Michael Hauser, Esq.
Assistant United States Trustee, Santa Ana
Dear FBA-LA Members, Non-Members and Colleagues,
Here are a list of a couple of upcoming FBA-LA events and one important deadline:
1. Please join us for our upcoming program The Trial of Shylock: Ethics, Mercy and the Law on April 23 . This program will celebrate William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday with a performance of his ‘Pound of Flesh’ trial scene from the Merchant of Venice, featuring Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss, followed by a panel discussion on ethics, mercy and the law, with Congressman Adam Schiff, Ret. Judge A. Howard Matz, Federal Public Defender Sean K. Kennedy and Dean of Hebrew Union College Joshua D. Holo. For more information see the attached flyer or go to http://www.fbala.org/Events.php .
2. On May 8, we will host our annual Reception Honoring the Federal Judiciary at the magnificently-restored Tom Bradley Room atop the City Hall Tower. For more information see the attached flyer or go to http://www.fbala.org/Events.php .
3. The United States District Court, Central District of California is currently seeking applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives. The deadline for applications is May 2, 2014 . Additional information can be found at https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/attorneys/lawyer-representatives. If you are interested, please complete the attached application, which can also be found at https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Application-for-9th-Cir-Judicial-Conference.pdf , and send the completed application to:
Beth E. Gaschen, Chair
Nomination Committee, Lawyer Representatives
Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang Ekvall & Strok, LLP
650 Town Center Drive, Suite 950 Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-966-1000 (Phone) 714-966-1002 (Fax)
bgaschen@wgllp.com
The SBCBA Debtor/Creditor Section Presents:
“Meet the New Bankruptcy Judges”
When: Thursday, March 6, 2014, from 12:00 to 1:15 pm
Where:
Location to be announced (will be in Santa Barbara or Goleta)
1 hour MCLE credit (pending approval)
Speaker(s):
Honorable Peter Carroll and Honorable Deborah Saltzman
About the Event:
As many of you know, the Honorable Robin Riblet will be retiring this year after over twenty years on the bench, and Chief Judge Peter Carroll and Judge Deborah Saltzman will soon be taking the reins in the Northern Division. The judges have graciously agreed to discuss the transition and the coming procedural changes. Please join the Santa Barbara County Bar Association for a lunch time MCLE to hear what is in store for the future.
Questions:
Due to the interest in this event the judges will be collecting questions in advance and will address selected questions during the presentation. Please email your questions to Casey Nelson at: cnelson@lafsbc.org with the subject line “Question for the Judges.”
Price:
$25.00 for SBCBA Members, $30.00 for Non-Members
Contact Information/R.S.V.P.:
Carissa Horowitz, Esq. Carissa can be contacted at carissa@beallandburkhardt.com.
Checks should be made payable to the Santa Barbara County Bar Association.
Checks should be mailed to Beal & Burkhardt, Attn: Carissa Horowitz, 317 E. Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Please RSVP BY Monday February 24, 2014.
You are invited to attend a Brown Bag Discussion
Topics: Recent Changes to LBR and Court Manual and
Upcoming Revisions to Relief from Stay Forms
Host: Honorable Vincent P. Zurzolo, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
When: Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Where: Roybal Federal Building
255 E. Temple Street, Room 1268
Los Angeles, CA 90012
STATE OF THE CIRCUIT/DISTRICT
March 13, 2014
12:00 p.m.
(Registration at 11:30 a.m.)
Location:
Doubletree Hotel (formerly Kyoto Grand)
120 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Featuring:
Judge Paul J. Watford
United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Chief Judge George H. King
United States District Court, Central District
Chief Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal
United States District Court, Central District
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Peter H. Carroll
United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District
Annual Holiday Party
Happy Holidays
December 9, 2013
From: 6:30 to 8:30p.m.
Co-sponsored by the:
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
Financial Lawyers Conference
Federal Bar Association – Los Angeles
TMA-SoCal Chapter
LACBA Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association and
Beverly Hills Bar Association Bankruptcy Section
Location:
Mr C Beverly Hills
1224 Beverwil Dr, Los Angeles
$100 for Members
$125 for Non-Members
$45 for Government
Registration at door – Additional $25.00
Time to enjoy and network with your professional colleagues and bankruptcy judges
