TO ALL USERS RE: CM/ECF System Unavailable Due to Updates to the PACER Router on Monday, October 8, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Due to this update, the following systems will be unavailable:
CM/ECF Live System, CM/ECF training (not available to complete homework assignment), LOU, PACER, VCIS
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.
ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365
I attended the Bar Advisory Committee meeting today downtown. Kathy Campbell told us that her office is laying off 24 “temporary” clerks. The term temporary is used only because they are not permanent, that is they are basic “contract” employees. Kathy commented that the clerks have experience obviously with bankruptcy forms and bankruptcy cases and the process so if anyone is looking for a clerk with some experience, call Kathy Campbell and she will see if she can match someone up with your particular needs. Kathy invited the call. Call the clerk’s office downtown and ask for her.
TO ALL USERS RE: CM/ECF System Unavailable – Saturday, September 22, 2012, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Court will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, September 22, 2012, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ATTENTION ECF USERS:
Pay.gov will be deploying v5.2 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 between 6:00 PM and 12:00 Midnight Eastern Time. There will be interruptions of service that may prevent you from paying filing fees during this period. If you do experience interruptions, please log back in later to pay for your filing fees.
Best regards,
ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365
ATTENTION:
A new Public Notice PN 12-014 re Proposed Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules has been posted. Please click this link and view the Public Notice for additional information: Go.usa.gov/rwsw
Regards,
ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365
ATTENTION:
Attached please find Public Notice PN 12-013 regarding divisional closures. Please refer to the public notice for additional information.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Regards,
ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365
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| Riverside | Thursday, September 6, 2012 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Los Angeles | Friday, September 7, 2012 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Northern | Monday, September 10, 2012 | 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
| San Fernando Valley | Monday, September 10, 2012 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Santa Ana | Tuesday, September 11, 2012 | 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
ATTENTION ALL ECF USERS:
From Friday 8/3/12 6:00 p.m to Sunday, 8/5/12. 9:00 p.m, GSA will be shutting off the electrical power to the Roybal Building in Los Angeles for electrical systems maintenance. As a result, the following systems will not be available:
CM/ECF Live System
CM/ECF Training (not available to complete homework assignment)
LOU
VCIS
LA Archive
ATTENTION ALL CM/ECF USERS:
On Saturday, August 11, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 pm. the electrical power to the San Fernando Valley Division will be shut down so the Department of Water and Power can perform necessary repairs to their equipment. During this interruption, LOU will not be available to upload proposed orders, however, CM/ECF will be available to electronically file documents.
This outage affects the San Fernando Valley Division only. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Respectfully,
ECF Help Desk
(213) 894-2365
From the Wall Street Journal Bankruptcy Beat
Chapter 11 is getting more expensive, but top-dollar attorney fees aren’t the reason…this time.
Starting Nov. 1, it will cost a company $1,213 to file a Chapter 11 petition, or nearly $200 more than the current filing fees. The extra cash will cover the cost of legislation to extend temporary judgeships at bankruptcy courts across the nation in order to avoid a judge shortage.
The $1,213 price tag includes the current $46 administrative fee but increases the case-filing fee to $1,167 from $1,000. Attorneys, take note: failure to pay these fees could result in the bankruptcy case being thrown out.
ATTENTION ALL CM/ECF USERS
Filing Agent
Registered Attorneys, Trustees and US Trustees (this feature is not available to users registered as Limited Filers)will have the ability to create a CM/ECF filing login and password for their employees (paralegal or assistant) to file documents on their behalf. When a Filing Agent files on behalf of the attorney, only the attorney’s name displays on the docket. In addition the Attorneys, Trustees and US Trustees can run the transaction logs to identify the filings done by the Filing Agent.
ECF Account User Maintenance
With the deployment of the Filing Agent feature, Attorneys, Trustees and US Trustees will be able to update the following information on their CM/ECF Profiles via the Maintain : Phone and Fax numbers, primary and secondary email addresses. In addition, they will be able to make specific selections on how they would like to receive the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF).
