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Reminder Re: Court to Upgrade to CM/ECF 5.1 April 18 – 21, 2013

ATTENTION ALL ECF USERS RE: Court to Upgrade to CM/ECF 5.1 April 18 – 21, 2013

This is a reminder that the Court will be upgrading its CM/ECF system to the latest national version (CM/ECF 5.1), beginning at 3:00 PM on Thursday, April 18, 2013 through Sunday, April 21, 2013.  As a result, the following electronic systems will not be available.  Access is expected to be restored at or before 9:00 A.M. on Monday, April 22, 2013:

CM/ECF (Live and Training)
LOU
PACER
VCIS

NOTE:  Users performing tasks in CM/ECF after 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 18, 2013, may lose uncompleted work.

Please refer to Public Notice 13-009, which is posted on the court’s website, for additional information.

If you have any questions regarding the upgrade to Release 5.1, please contact the ECF Help Desk at: ECF_support@cacb.uscourts.gov.

Best regards,

ECF Help Desk
(213-894-2365

Reminder re: Court to Upgrade to CM/ECF 5.1 April 18 – 21, 2013

ATTENTION ALL ECF USERS RE: Court to Upgrade to CM/ECF 5.1 April 18 – 21, 2013

This is a reminder that the Court will be upgrading its CM/ECF system to the latest national version (CM/ECF 5.1), beginning at 3:00 PM on Thursday, April 18, 2013 through Sunday, April 21, 2013.  As a result, the following electronic systems will not be available.  Access is expected to be restored at or before 9:00 A.M. on Monday, April 22, 2013:

CM/ECF (Live and Training)
LOU
PACER
VCIS

NOTE:  Users performing tasks in CM/ECF after 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 18, 2013, may lose uncompleted work.

Please refer to Public Notice 13-009, which is posted on the court’s website, for additional information.

New Electronic Learning Modules (ELM), PowerPoint tutorials, PDFs and Summary of Changes materials of the new features are posted on the court’s website. To access the materials, click here: http://go.usa.gov/T4JG

If you have any questions regarding the upgrade to Release 5.1, please contact the ECF Help Desk at: ECF_support@cacb.uscourts.gov.

Best regards,

ECF Help Desk
(213-894-2365

Pay.gov Software Upgrade to v5.3

ATTENTION ALL ECF USERS:

Pay.gov, the CM/ECF on-line credit card processing module, will be deploying an upgrade of its software (v5.3) on Saturday, April 13, 2013 between 3:00 PM  and 11:00 PM (Pacific Time).  During this maintenance period ECF users may experience interruptions of service.

Access to CM/ECF is NOT affected by this outage.

Regards,

ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365

CM/ECF System Unavailable – Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9, 2013 between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM

TO ALL ECF USERS:

The Court will be performing network maintenance on Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9, 2013 between 6:30 PM. and 8:00 PM.  As a result, the following electronic systems will not be available:

CM/ECF Live System
CM/ECF training (not available to complete homework assignment)
LOU

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365

Transfer of Claim Fee Effective May 1, 2013

Effective on May 1, 2013, a fee of $25.00 will be charged for each transfer of claim.  See more at http://go.usa.gov/2e84

SOME ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS NOT AVAILABLE APRIL 6 – 10, 2013

ATTENTION CM/ECF USERS:

In preparation for a major upgrade of the Court’s CM/ECF system later in the month, the Court will be upgrading its CM/ECF Training database on Saturday, April 6, 2013.  As a result, the following electronic systems will not be available:

Saturday, April 6, 2013, from 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.:
CM/ECF Live
LOU
PACER
VCIS

Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 8:00 A.M. thru Wednesday, April 10, 2013: CM/ECF Training will not be available for those currently completing CM/ECF training-related homework.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  If you need assistance in using the updated version of the CM/ECF Training database, please contact the ECF Help Desk at (213) 894-2365.

Regards,

ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365

Eligibility Limits Increase for Chapter 13 Cases

Effective on April 1, 2013, the eligibility limits for chapter 13 increase to $383,175 for unsecured and $1,149,525 for secured.  The previous limits were $360,475, unsecured and $1,081,400, secured.

A number of other limits increased as well for example the maximum IRA which can be claimed exempt increased to $1,245,475.

The federal register with the official new amounts can be accessed here. 

 

CM/ECF System Maintenance, Saturday, March 2, 2013

ATTENTION ALL ECF USERS:

The Court will be performing work on the CM/ECF server on March 2, 2013 in preparation for its upcoming upgrade to CM 5.1.  As a result, the following electronic systems will not be available on Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.:

CM/ECF (Live and Training)
LOU
PACER
VCIS

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Best regards,

ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365

Proposal for a new form, revision to a form, and/or revision to a section of the Court Manual

Hi everyone,

I’m attaching a link to the court website which sets forth how to make a proposal for a new form, revision to a form, and/or revision to a section of the Court Manual below:

http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/news/process-proposing-revisions-courts-lbrs-forms-and-court-manual

All requests must be submitted using a new form entitled Request for New or Modified Local Bankruptcy Rule, Form or Court Manual Section (Request Form). The Request Form was designed to provide the Court with the details necessary during the approval and implementation process. Since the deadline is fast approaching, I have attached a copy of the court’s public notice titled “ RE: PROCESS FOR PROPOSING REVISIONS TO THE COURT’S LBRs, FORMS, AND COURT MANUAL” that has additional information, as well as a copy of the Request Form.

Please feel free to forward to other bankruptcy attorneys.

Best,
Maggie

Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux
Supervising Attorney  Public Counsel

Process for Proposing Revisions to the Court’s LBRs, Forms, and Court Manual

A new process has been implemented to propose revisions to LBRs, Forms and the Court Manual.

For more information, http://go.usa.gov/458B

-ECF Help Desk