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Unclaimed Funds Database Available on The Court's Web Site

07/13/11

Jon, Please let the world know about this via your Blog! Thanks! Scott http://ecf-ciao.cacb.uscourts.gov/unclaimedfunds/ Hon. Scott C. Clarkson United States Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse 411 W. Fourth Street Santa Ana, California 92701-4593 (714) 338-5460 ----- Forwarded...

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LAW CLERK, EXTERN AND IEBF RECEPTION

07/12/11

To my Colleagues that practice in Riverside: A college of lawyers and others dedicated to the study of bankruptcy and insolvency PLEASE JOIN US FOR HORS D'OEUVRES WITH THE LAW CLERKS AND EXTERNS FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT (RIVERSIDE...

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David Bergstein Grilled for Three Hours in U.S. Trustee's Office

07/11/11

"Looking uncomfortable during three intense hours of grilling Thursday at a second creditors hearing in the U.S. Trustee's office in downtown Los Angeles, beleaguered financier David Bergstein said he didn't know, didn't remember or didn't have the resources to answer...

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Court Ruling Sharply Narrows Severstal's Clean Up Liabilities

07/11/11

"In a little-noted court decision with potentially long-term local consequences, a federal judge has ruled that Severstal Sparrows Point LLC is not liable for the pollution that occurred at the Point before the bankruptcy court approved the sale of the...

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Atl.-area gym owner files bankruptcy, blames NFL lockout

07/11/11

"David Irons Sr., a former Detroit Lion who typically spends his days training professional athletes at his Atlanta-area sports facility, is instead dealing with the fallout of the long-running NFL lockout. Irons, who is also the father of Auburn University...

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Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court

07/08/11

"The bankruptcy case that became one of many battlegrounds in the fight over the Defense of Marriage Act has come to an end, with the Justice Department and congressional Republicans bowing out of the fight. The latest filing leaves in...

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Dodgers Bankruptcy Judge Strikes Fan Letters From Docket as Inappropriate

07/08/11

"Los Angeles Dodgers fans can’t post anti-owner letters on the Major League Baseball team’s bankruptcy docket, a judge said, ordering them removed from the court record. The letters, obtained before the docket was swept clean, included one from Greg MacDonald...

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9th Circuit Oral Argument on Chapter 13 Addendum

07/08/11

For those of you who are interested here is the link to the recording for the 9th circuit oral argument in the Ch 13 Plan mortgage addendum case. M. Erik Clark 100 N. Barranca Avenue, Suite 250 West Covina, CA...

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Discharge in Chapter 7 Denied for Failure to Comply with Chapter 13 Confirmation Order

06/27/11

Standiferd v. United States Trustee, --- F.3d ----, D. Ct. No. 1:09-CV-00083-RB-RLP (10th Cir., April, 2011) Issue: Is denial of the discharge appropriate based on chapter 7 debtor’s pre-conversion failure to obey the Chapter 13 confirmation order. Holding: Yes under...

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Ethics In The Courtroom, The Female Advantage

06/27/11

Tuesday July 19, 2011, 5:00-6:00 PM Location: University of West Los Angeles, School of Law 9800 S La Cienega Blvd #1200 Inglewood, CA 90301 US Price: $25.00 Lawyers, $10.00 Paralegals, free for law students This program is approved for one...

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