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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:

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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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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:

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Southern District Submits Model Plan for Individual Chapter 11 Cases for Comment

09/25/11

The Southern District of Texas has proposed several local rules for public comment. One of the interesting proposals is a model plan to be used by individual chapter 11 debtors.

You can find the announcement with links to related documents here.

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Southern District Submits Model Plan for Individual Chapter 11 Cases for Comment

09/25/11

The Southern District of Texas has proposed several local rules for public comment. One of the interesting proposals is a model plan to be used by individual chapter 11 debtors.

You can find the announcement with links to related documents here.

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Civility Begins On the Bench

09/25/11
One of the legacies of the Works Progress Administration was the construction of majestic federal courthouses and courtrooms. When you walk into the en banc courtroom of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans or Judge Leif Clark's courtroom in San Antonio or any one of dozens of other courtrooms, it is hard not to be filled with reverence for the important work which goes on there.
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