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BROWN BAG SEMINAR

Dear Chapter 13 Colleagues!

I just wanted to advise you of an important upcoming BROWN BAG SEMINAR for attorneys and your staff Introducing T.R.U. (The new Trustee Response Upload system) to be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm at the UST hearing room location located at:

725 S. Figueroa Street, Room 103 in downtown Los Angeles.

This seminar will be presented by Kathy A. Dockery, Chapter 13 Trustee and her staff.

KEITH HIGGINBOTHAM
2011 cdcbaa President

Info on some of Judge Bason's Chapter 13 policies

Subject: from Aki Koyama (staff attorney for Chp. 13 Trustee Kathy Dockery)

· Some of Judge Bason's Chapter 13 Policies:
Judge Bason will:
1. Allow matters to be confirmed from the 341(a) so long as there are no objecting parties;
2. Allow the Trustee to use the same chapter 13 hearing procedure that is utilized in Judge Klein's courtroom;
3. Other than the chapter 13 calendars in November, 2011 and December, 2011 which have already been noticed for 1:30, have his confirmat...ion hearings set for 10:00 a.m., Trustee motions set for 11:00 a.m. and miscellaneous chapter 13 matters set for 1:00 p.m.;
4. Allow lien avoidance via motion;
5. Dismiss cases with a bar on a case by case basis.

More to come . . . .

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