Through Standing Order No. 14, the Court has provided a procedure for case dismissals re: Failure to Provide Requested Federal Tax Returns under 11 U.S.C. § 521. Under this procedure, a Motion to Dismiss filed by the case trustee, not earlier than 6 days prior to the first date set for the meeting of creditors, shall be granted by order of the court without further notice and hearing, unless there is a Motion for Exception from Dismissal timely filed by the debtor.

To ensure compliance with the requirements of BAPCPA 2005, the Court has approved an update to the Administrative Procedures for Filing, Signing, Verifying and Maintaining, Pleadings and Other Papers in the Electronic Filing (ECF) System (Administrative Procedures). Included among the more substantial revisions to the document are procedures for In Forma Pauperis (IFP) applications, authority to file Involuntary Petitions through the ECF System and an updated Minimum Systems Requirement reference.

Section 315(c) of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the Act) mandates that the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts establish procedures for safeguarding the confidentiality of tax information required to be provided under 11 U.S.C. § 521.1. The Director's Interim Guidance regarding these issues is available in the attachment.