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National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges--10/13/11--Roundup of Business and Consumer Programs

10/14/11
I am at the 2011 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Tampa, Florida. For this first day, I heard a good mix of consumer and chapter 11 programs along with a provocative economist. Here are a few highlights.
Chapter 11 Issues
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National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges--10/13/11--Roundup of Business and Consumer Programs

10/14/11
I am at the 2011 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Tampa, Florida. For this first day, I heard a good mix of consumer and chapter 11 programs along with a provocative economist. Here are a few highlights.
Chapter 11 Issues
[more]

Sanctions for Attempting to File a Piece of Paper?

10/11/11
The PACER and CM/ECF programs have revolutionized the practice of bankruptcy law. Thanks to PACER, I can download a document filed in almost any district in the country for the low price of $.08 per page (soon to go up to $.10 but still cheap). Thanks to CM/ECF, I can meet a deadline to file a pleading from home at 11:59 p.m.

The purpose of PACER and CM/ECF is to offer greater public access to government records. According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts:

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Sanctions for Attempting to File a Piece of Paper?

10/11/11
The PACER and CM/ECF programs have revolutionized the practice of bankruptcy law. Thanks to PACER, I can download a document filed in almost any district in the country for the low price of $.08 per page (soon to go up to $.10 but still cheap). Thanks to CM/ECF, I can meet a deadline to file a pleading from home at 11:59 p.m.

The purpose of PACER and CM/ECF is to offer greater public access to government records. According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts:

[more]

Steve Jobs and Bankruptcy

10/06/11
Tech visionary Steve Jobs died yesterday. One of many items being circulated about him is a commencement address he gave at Stanford in 2005. I have copied it in its entirety below. However, I wanted to focus on one passage which speaks to what we do as bankruptcy lawyers. Here, Jobs talks about being fired from Apple, the company he had founded, at age 30:
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Steve Jobs and Bankruptcy

10/06/11
Tech visionary Steve Jobs died yesterday. One of many items being circulated about him is a commencement address he gave at Stanford in 2005. I have copied it in its entirety below. However, I wanted to focus on one passage which speaks to what we do as bankruptcy lawyers. Here, Jobs talks about being fired from Apple, the company he had founded, at age 30:
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Supreme Court Preview: No Blockbusters Scheduled Yet

10/03/11
Today is the first Tuesday in October which marks the start of the Supreme Court's October Term 2011. So far the Court has granted cert in forty-eight cases, only one of which involves bankruptcy. There are a few interesting petitions pending but no bombshells like last term's Stern v. Marshall.

Cert Granted:

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Supreme Court Preview: No Blockbusters Scheduled Yet

10/03/11
Today is the first Tuesday in October which marks the start of the Supreme Court's October Term 2011. So far the Court has granted cert in forty-eight cases, only one of which involves bankruptcy. There are a few interesting petitions pending but no bombshells like last term's Stern v. Marshall.

Cert Granted:

[more]