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Summary of Court Updates Related to COVID-19 Court Operations
Summary of Court Updates Related to COVID-19 Court Operations
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Below please find a list of the General Orders and News and Announcements items that the Court has issued related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Should you have any further questions, please call our main line at (401) 626-3100. For emergency filings during non-business hours, please call (401) 935-2335.
GENERAL ORDERS (VISIT PAGE)
- 20-002 - Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 - Hearing Information
- 20-003 - Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-10, Court Location Closing Order
- 20-004 - Temporarily Modifying Means of Filing Documents with the Court by Self Represented Parties Due to COVID-19 Virus Pandemic
- 20-005 - Suspension of Local Rule 5005-4(j) and Establishment of Procedures for Admission of Direct Evidence through Declarations or Affidavits Due to COVID 19 Virus Pandemic
- 20-006 - Temporary Suspension of Specified Local Rules Delegating Service of Court Notices, Orders and Other Documents to Parties Due to COVID-19 Virus Pandemic
- 20-007 - Extension of Certain Deadlines Related to Meeting of Creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 341(a) due to the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 Pandemic
- 20-008 - Amendment of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 to Implement Provisions of the CARES Act
- 20-009 - Transition of Court Proceedings to Zoom Video Platform, effective August 5, 2020
- 20-012 - Bankruptcy Court Visitation and Access Restrictions, effective December 31, 2020
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (VISIT PAGE)
- Bankruptcy Court Visitation and Access Restrictions
- US Trustee Program Extends Telephonic or Video Section 341 Meetings to Cases Filed Through October 10, 2020
- Audio of Live Court Hearings Now Available on Court YouTube Channel
- A Letter to the Rhode Island Bankruptcy Bar
- Access to Court Documents During COVID-19 Clerk's Office Public Area Closure
- New Online Fee Payment Program for Self Represented Filers and Certain Misc Fees for Registered ECF Users
- Summary of Bankruptcy Changes Related to CARES Act and Notice of DBR's Financial Institution COVID-19 Relief Pledge
- Training Material re Bankruptcy Provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
- US Trustee Program Issues Notice to Chapter 7 and 13 Trustees Regarding Recovery Rebates Under the CARES Act of 2020
- Rhode Island Remote Online Notarization
- Self Represented Parties Means of Filing Documents with the Court during COVID-19
- Accessing Court Telephonic Proceedings
- Judiciary Preparedness for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Change in Court Telephonic Hearing Start Time due to COVID-19
- US Trustee Information Regarding Telephonic Sec. 341 Meetings of Creditors
- Changes to Free Bankruptcy Legal Clinic Meetings
- Temporary Increase in Debt Limit Eligibility under Subchapter V of Chapter 11
- New Court Coronavirus Status of Operations Page
- US Trustee Notice Continuing All In-Person Section 341 Meetings Through April 10, 2020
- Information about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Bankruptcy Court Operation