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Program: Woodland Hills Bankruptcy Judge’s Published Opinions

11/07/11

Dear Jon: Could you inform your readers that the San Fernando Valley Bar Association is presenting its annual program on the Woodland Hills Bankruptcy Judge’s published opinions, memorandum and tentative opinions? With two new judges at the Woodland Hills Courthouse,...

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Bankruptcy Filings Down in Fiscal Year 2011

11/07/11

Thank you to the Hon. Scott Clarkson for giving us the lead on the following informative article from the U.S. Courts website: "Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2011, the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, totaled...

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8TH ANNUAL BANKRUPTCY ETHICS SYMPOSIUM

11/07/11

THE BANKRUPTCY SECTION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION & THE LOS ANGELES CHAPTER OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION Present the 8TH ANNUAL BANKRUPTCY ETHICS SYMPOSIUM Speakers: Hon. Catherine E. Bauer, United States Bankruptcy Judge Hon. Scott C. Clarkson, United States...

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Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum

11/07/11

IEBF Presents: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Basics Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Please join our distinguished panel including United States Bankruptcy Judges Deborah Saltzman and Scott Clarkson, bankruptcy practitioner Robert Goe, and Everett Green, trial attorney with...

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BROWN BAG SEMINAR

11/04/11

Dear Chapter 13 Colleagues! I just wanted to advise you of an important upcoming BROWN BAG SEMINAR for attorneys and your staff “Introducing T.R.U.� (The new Trustee Response Upload system) to be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 from 12:30...

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Info on some of Judge Bason's Chapter 13 policies

11/04/11

Subject: from Aki Koyama (staff attorney for Chp. 13 Trustee Kathy Dockery) · Some of Judge Bason's Chapter 13 Policies: Judge Bason will: 1. Allow matters to be confirmed from the 341(a) so long as there are no objecting parties;...

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Beacon Power bankrupt; had U.S. backing like Solyndra

10/31/11

"Beacon Power Corp filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, just a year after the energy storage company received a $43 million loan guarantee from a controversial Department of Energy program." Read more here.

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MF Global files for bankruptcy protection

10/31/11

"MF Global, a trader in commodities and derivatives brought down by bad bets on Europe, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, leaving behind more than $2 billion in debt to some of Wall Street's biggest players. The fate of MF...

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In re Baud - SCOTUS is Looking Carefully at the Committment Period

10/29/11

from Aki Koyama, My Colleagues: It looks like I misinterpreted an email from the staff attorney for the Appellee (the Chapter 13 Trustee) in the In re: Baud matter. The Debtor and Appellant in Baud has filed a Petition for...

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New Data from the Central District of California

10/29/11

Pro per filings for the Jan through Sept, 2011 period were 28.3% of the total. The national average is 7.9%. The central district clerk's office processes one bankruptcy petition every 3 minutes, 44 seconds. The next highest number of filings...

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