Please note that on 1/14/2010, The U.S. Bankruptcy Court issued General Order 10-001, amending the Loss Mitigation Program and Procedures, Form A and Form C, effective 1/15/2010.
Red-lined Amended Loss Mitigation Procedures
Amended Loss Mitigation Procedures (clean copy)
Form A
Form C

Please file the Cover Sheet and Reaffirmation Agreement as a single pdf using the Reaffirmation Agreement event located in the Bankruptcy Events- Other category in ECF.

In addition, the Reaffirmation Agreement (Official Form B240A) has been amended effective December 1, 2009. In order to allow filers sufficient time to implement the form change, the Court will allow a six-month transition period during which time either the old (1/07), or new (12/09), versions of the Reaffirmation Agreement may be filed.

Note: Effective April 1, 2010, the newly amended Reaffirmation Agreement form will become mandatory.

Please note: On November 23, 2009 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island signed General Order 09-004 amending local rules and forms which will take effect on December 1, 2009. Please see the documents below for more information.

Notice of Adoption - Clean Copy - Red Line Copy - Order Adopting Local Rules

(Effective 12/1/2009)

As you may be aware, the time-computation amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure go into effect on December 1, 2009. These amendments implement a consistent method of calculating time periods throughout the federal rules. Most of the amendments lengthen time periods by a few days. To learn more click here.

View a powerpoint regarding the time-computation changes.

To view rules being reduced by the time computation changes, including the filing of schedules and statements, click here.

We are pleased to announce the implementation of On-Line Registration for Electronic Filing and availability of Interactive Training Modules.  Click Here for more information.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island is excited to announce the implementation of Court Talk. This resource will grant ECF users access to recorded proceedings posted on the docket. These recordings will be docketed as PDF files that will contain MP3 attachments, identified by a small speaker symbol on the docket. For privacy information Click Here. For Instructions on how to access recorded proceedings Click Here.

Please remember that these digital recordings are copies of court proceedings and are provided as a convenience to the public. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 753 (b) "[n]o transcripts of the proceedings of the court shall be considered as official except those made from the records certified by the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record."

This link contains current general announcements from the PACER Center. If you are a regular PACER user, you should find this link helpful.

http://pacer.uscourts.gov/announce.html

Need Help? Click Here to view short videos that explain the bankruptcy process.