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| 1/2010 | Subject: Career Law Clerk Position |
| Hon. Arthur N. Votolato, U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE, District of RI, is currently seeking applications for the position of Career Law Clerk. To view the complete job description, click here for more info. Please respond by email to: Leah_Waterman@rib.uscourts.gov, with attached letter of application, resume and writing sample (10 pages maximum), no later than 7/31/2010. Equal Opportunity Employer. FBI fingerprint background check required. | |
| Subject: Loss Mitigation Changes Effective 1/15/2010 | |
| 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 |
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| 1/2010 | Subject: New ECF event for Objecting to Loss Mitigation Request |
| There is a separate objection event for Loss Mitigation Requests. This event is located under Bankruptcy>Objection/Response>Reference and Existing motion/application. Failure to use this event may result in the Court striking your objection . | |
| 1/14/2010 | Subject: AMENDED Loss Mitigation Procedure and Forms |
| Please note: On January 14, 2010 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island issued General Order 10-001 amending the Loss Mitigation Program, procedures and forms. These amendments have been posted to the Court’s website and are effective 1/15/2010. | |
| 1/14/2010 | Subject: AMENDED Loss Mitigation Program |
| Please be advised that the Loss Mitigation page on our website has been expanded to include: PDF writable and Word version forms, Best Practices, FAQs ,Updated attorney instructions (explains how to complete the Proposed Loss Mitigation Order and how to calculate the deadlines) | |
| 12/07/2009 | Subject: Practioners urged to review form templates for compliance with amended rules |
| Please note: R.I. Local Rule 1005-1 was amended, effective December 1, 2009, in order to be consistent with the manner in which time is computed under the federal rule changes. All practitioners should review the required response time language contained in their form templates and edit them in compliance with the newly amended local rule. | |
| 11/30/2009 | Subject: Reaffirmation Changes Also Effective Tomorrow! |
| Effective December 1st, 2009, Cover Sheet Form B27 will be required with every Reaffirmation Agreement filed with the Court and will be available for use on the court's website at http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/newhome/forminfo/bkcourtforms.asp. 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. | |
| 11/30/2009 | Subject: Time Computation Changes Effective Tomorrow! |
| 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 click the link below for more information. http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/newhome/ | |
| 10/22/2009 | Subject: Loss Mitigation Program |
| Today, 10/22/2009, the US Bankruptcy Court issued General Order 09-003 announcing a new Loss Mitigation Program, effective November 1, 2009. Additional resources concerning the program will be emailed and also posted on our website by November 1, 2009. | |
| 10/16/2009 | Subject: ECF Upgrade to 3.3.2 |
| A notice has been added to the “CM/ECF Filer or PACER Login” screen, reminding electronic filers of their responsibility to eliminate all personal identifiers from a document before filing it in CM/ECF. The text of the message is as follows: **IMPORTANT NOTICE OF REDACTION RESPONSIBILITY: All filers must redact: Social Security or taxpayer-identification numbers; dates of birth; names of minor children; and financial account numbers, in compliance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037. This requirement applies to all documents, including attachments. The rule title is a hyper link to the text of the rule. Below the message, a check box appears to affirm that the notice has been read and understood. All outside filers must check this box to log in. | |
| 8/24/2009 | Subject: Use of PACER/RECAP Software |
| The purpose of this e-mail is to provide you with information about a software application or “plug-in” called RECAP which is used with Mozilla Firefox Browser, and was designed by a group from Princeton University to enable the sharing of court documents on the Internet. There has been widespread coverage about this software in the media and it appears that once a user loads RECAP, any document that he/she subsequently accesses via PACER is automatically sent to a public Internet repository site for free access. While the Administrative Office of the US Courts continues to analyze this software and the associated issues, we are asking PACER users to refrain from using RECAP or related-software because restricted documents could inadvertently be made available on the public Internet. | |
| 7/13/2009 | Subject: Courtroom Wireless |
| This is to inform you that we now have wireless internet access in the courtroom and library. The wireless connection is called "Courtroom_Wireless" and will allow all users to surf the web weekdays from 8:15am to 5:15pm. We do filter the websurfing to prevent access to inappropriate sites. The product we use is called WebSense and it updates it's category database automatically from the vendor on a regular basis. (example - websites with sexual, hate and violent content are blocked) We also receive e-mails when someone tries to access inappropriate sites and the software will let the user know that the website is blocked. This connection is not accessible during the weekend. | |
| 5/5/2009 | Subject: On-Line Registration for Electronic Case Filing |
| We are pleased to announce the implementation of the Court's On-Line Registration for Electronic Case Filing (ECF). Beginning immediately, anyone eligible to become an electronic filer may take the required training and apply for a login and password by through the court's website. Please read the attached file for more information. Interactive Training Modules are required for certain types of electronic filers, and are available to anyone in need of a refresher course in ECF. Please let us know if any additional training modules would be useful to you and your staff. Training Modules Page: http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/newhome/ecf-training.asp |
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| 5/5/2009 | Subject: Tips and Traps for Practicing Before the RI Bankruptcy Court |
| The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of RI has now released a new help document called Tips and Traps for Practicing Before the RI Bankruptcy Court. |
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| 4/15/2009 | Subject: Message regarding fill-able PDF forms being submitted |
| This is being sent on behalf of the Bankruptcy Court to alert you to the fact that IF the forms you are submitting to CM/ECF have fill-able fields in them , after populating these fields you will need to reprint the document to PDF to remove the fill-able fields (not the text). If you have any questions, feel free to call. Have a nice day! |
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| 4/14/2009 | Subject: New Opinions |
| The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island has released new opinions, please take a moment to review by clicking on the link below. If you have any issues viewing these documents please make sure you have the most recent Adobe Acrobat Reader | |
| 4/7/2009 | Subject: Case Administrator Vacancy |
| Legal: U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT in Prov, RI is currently seeking applications for a full-time Case Administrator Clerk. Starting salary $40,592 - 50,769 plus benefits, or higher based on qualifications. To view the complete vacancy, visit our web site at www.rib.uscourts.gov Respond by mailing cover letter and resume no later than 4/17/09 to: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Kristen Batty, 380 Westminster St., 6th Fl, Providence, RI 02903 or by e:mail at kristen_batty@rib.uscourts.gov. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. EEOC. FBI fingerprint check required. |
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| 4/1/2009 | Subject: Court Talk |
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island is excited to announce the upcoming 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. 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." |
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| 4/1/2009 | Subject: Notice of Adoption of Local Rules and Forms effect |
| This message is being sent on behalf of Susan M. Thurston, Clerk of Court. Please note: On March 30, 2009 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island signed General Order 09-002 amending local rules and forms which will take effect on April 1, 2009. These amendments have been posted to the Court’s web site and can be accessed at the link given below. Special note: New Chapter 13 plans are required. See R.I. Forms W.1 and W.2 http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/Docs/noticeofadoption409.pdf |
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| 3/19/2009 | Subject: Pacer Issues |
| The Issues with the Pacer Authentication Server have been resolved. If you do experience any issues please contact Pacer. |
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| 3/19/2009 | Subject: Pacer Issues |
| The Pacer Server Center is currently having issues with their Authentication Servers. We will send another message once we are notified that this issue has been resolved. | |
| 3/17/2009 | Subject: New in CM/ECF 3.3 |
| The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of RI has updated to CM/ECF 3.3. Please visit the following page to review changes in CM/ECF 3.3. http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/newhome/cmecf/updates.asp |
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| 3/5/2009 | Subject: CM/ECF upgrade to 3.3.1 is complete |
| Release 3.3.1 has been installed into our CM/ECF databases. If you run into any issues, please call me. Jody Venuti USBC-District of RI 401.626.3145 Quality Assurance Specialist |
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| 3/2/2009 | Subject: New Opinions for February |
| The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island has released opinions for February 2009 please take a moment to review by clicking on the link below. http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/D/Current/feb/list.asp |
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| 2/25/2009 | Subject: CM/ECF |
| CM/ECF will be unavailable on 3/5/2009 from 7am - 8:30am due to application upgrades. Please plan accordingly. | |
| 2/20/2009 | Subject: Notice of Proposed Local Rule and Form Amendments |
| This message is being sent on behalf of Susan M. Thurston, Clerk of Court. Please note: The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island invites public comment through March 16, 2009 on proposed Local Rule and form amendments. These proposed amendments have been posted to the Court’s website and can be accessed at the link given below. http://www.rib.uscourts.gov/newhome/RulesInfo/pdf/NtcAmendmentsApr2009.pdf |
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