Standing Orders 09-12 and 09-13 - Effective December 1, 2009 - Adopting Revised Interim Rule 1007-I and Vacating Several Standing Orders

          The purpose of this letter is to provide copies of the following two Standing Orders entered by
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Kilburg on November 30, 2009. 

Amended Local Rules Effective 12/1/09

In this letter to the bankruptcy community, the Clerk provides as advance reference a copy of the amended Local Rules for the Northern District of Iowa, as approved on November 13, 2009 by the 8th Circuit Judicial Council.  These rules go into effect on December 1, 2009.

Upcoming Changes: Division Assignment, CM/ECF, Reaffirmation Agreements, and Time Computation

In this letter to the bankruptcy community, the Clerk provides notification to changes involving: (1) the assignment of cases in the Court's Mason City and Fort Dodge Divisions; (2) the redaction requirements enforced by the Court's CM/ECF system; (3) Reaffirmation Agreement filing procedures in the Northern District after December 1, 2009; and (4) Time Computations pursuant to the December 1, 2009 Rule Amendments.  

Pending CM/ECF Enhancements - Redaction Requirements

Enhanced language and functionality enforcing the redaction requirements of Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedures, Rule 9037(a) will be incorporated into the next release of CM/ECF. In this letter to the bankruptcy community, the Clerk provides advanced notification of these changes to assist electronic filers in making the necessary arrangements with their respective third-party software providers.

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