Inside This Issue
Noticing Chapter
13 Confirmation
Hearings 1
RSS Feeds 1
CM/ECF Availability 2
CHAT 2
Courthouse
Hours and Contact
Numbers 2
Holiday Office
Closures 2
Local Rules Update 3
Amendments 3
Searching for Events
in CM/ECF 3
A Message from the
Clerk 3
BANKRUPTCY BUGLE — District of Nevada — DECEMBER 2015
NOTICING CHAPTER 13 CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
Administrative Order 2015-06, went into effect December 1, 2015.
The Administrative Order delegates the noticing of the chapter 13 plan
confirmation hearing and the deadline to file objections to the plan to
the debtor(s). The initial chapter 13 confirmation hearing dates are
posted on the court’s self calendaring section. The debtors are respon-
sible for noticing of the initial chapter 13 confirmation hearing and the
chapter 13 plan (which is due within 14 days of the filing of the petition)
to all creditors. Failure to timely notice the chapter 13 confirmation
hearing and plan may result in dismissal of the case.
To view the Administrative Order, go to http://www.nvb.uscourts.gov/
rules-forms/rules/administrative-orders/.
RSS FEEDS
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada, offers Really Simple
Syndication (RSS) of our news and information which allows you to
stay current with our latest news and events. When new content is
posted to this website, you can receive updates via our RSS feeds. We
offer several feeds for RSS subscription. Topics include:
• Announcements & Website Updates
• Bugle Newsletters
• Local Rules News
You can also sign up to receive a feed of docket entries made in CM/
ECF. Categories reported in the feed include: answers, appeals,
orders, miscellaneous entries and trustee entries.
To utilize this feature, go to https://ecf.nvb.uscourts.gov and click on
the Court Information link located in the bottom left corner of the
page. When the Court Information page displays, locate the RSS Feed
option and subsequently choose: Entries made in the last 24 hours -
Public Users.
A browser may be used to view the feed. Software for displaying RSS
Feeds (such as Feedreader) may also be utilized.
To sign up or to learn more, please visit: http://www.nvb.uscourts.gov/
news-rss/.
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CHAT
The Nevada Bankruptcy Court has
implemented a CHAT service for the public.
The CHAT Help Desk answers
questions online Monday—Friday during
regular court hours. In addition, phone calls
to the Help Desk at 866-232-1266 will still
be answered.
Access to CHAT can be found at the
court website’s home page:
www.nvb.uscourts.gov
BANKRUPTCY COURTHOUSE
HOURS AND CONTACT NUMBERS
C. Clifton Young Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse Hours and
Foley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
Hours are:
7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Bankruptcy Court Intake Hours are:
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Excluding Weekends and Federal Holidays.
CONTACT NUMBERS
Las Vegas Clerk’s Office: (702) 527-7000
Reno Clerk’s Office: (775) 326-2100
HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURES
The Bankruptcy Court in Las Vegas and Reno will be closed on the following days:
Thursday, December 24th (offices will close at 12:00 PM) and remain closed through Friday, December 25, 2015 in observance of the Christmas holiday;
Thursday, December 31st (offices will close at 12:00 PM) and remain closed through Friday, January 1, 2016 in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
*Note: Any business conducted with the Clerk's Office on Thursday, December 24th and Thursday, December 31st, needs to conclude by 11:30 a.m. on those days.
Please check the court website for closure updates at www.nvb.uscourts.gov.
CM/ECF AVAILABILITY-DECEMBER 19, 2015
The Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) for the United States
Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada will be unavailable on Saturday, December 19 begin-
ning at 5:00 a.m. and continuing until approximately 8:00 a.m. Please have your last trans-
action submitted no later than 4:55 a.m. on Saturday, December 19.
Should you have any questions regarding this announcement, please call the ECF Help Desk at
(866) 232-1266. Thank you.
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A Message From The Clerk
On behalf of the bankruptcy judges and all the staff at the Bankruptcy Court, I would like to extend our best wishes for this holiday season to one and all. May good health and
good wishes abound.
- Mary A. Schott, Clerk
LOCAL RULES UPDATE
The judges reviewed the comments from
the public. The redline draft has been
posted to the court’s website and will go
into effect on January 1, 2016.
SEARCHING FOR EVENTS IN CM/ECF
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AMENDMENTS
The local form for filing amendments is no
longer needed. If you are filing amended
schedules, you will need to file Official
Form 106Dec and/or Official Form 202 for
documents filed after the petition.