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last update
05/07/2008
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New Hours
Beginning May 12, the Clerk's Office in Bangor and Portland will be open to the public 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The front counter in both locations will be closed from 1:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. to allow staff a lunch break, but we will still be available by phone during that time. This change results from a recent study of counter traffic conducted in both locations over a two-month period, and we believe it will help the Court continue to maintain the excellent service its customers have come to expect.
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Brown Bag Lunches
Judges Kornreich and Haines invite the Bankruptrcy Bar and other interested individuals to a brown bag luncheon on the following dates: In Augusta, at the law offices of Pat Perrino on May 13th at 12:00; In Bangor, at the bankruptcy courtroom on May 29th at 12:00; and in Portland, at the bankruptcy courtroom on June 11th at 12:00.
- Beginning April 10, 2008, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine will officially begin its participation, along with five other federal courts nationally, in a 12-month pilot project to make digital audio files of court proceedings available to the public over the Internet through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. During the pilot, audio files of all court proceedings held in front of Chief Judge Kornreich and Judge Haines, unless otherwise specified by the judge, will be uploaded to the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system. Attorneys of record on a case will receive a Notice of Electronic Filing for the audio file and one free download. Audio files will also be available to the public via PACER at a cost of $0.08 per file, plus the cost of accessing the docket sheet or docket activity report.
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The judges of the bankruptcy court have entered a new standing order that requires any contested motion for relief from stay filed on or after April 15, 2008, to be accompanied by a court-sanctioned "Worksheet in Support of Motion for Relief From Stay" if the motion concerns real estate. In addition to being attached to the Standing Order, the "Worksheet" may also be viewed and downloaded in either Word or WordPerfect format on the "Forms" page of the court's website, under "Local Forms."
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Changes have been made to Judge Kornreich's self-scheduling hearing date for May in Augusta
- The IRS's National Standards for Allowable Living Expenses and Local Standards for Transportation and Housing and Utilities Expenses for purposes of completing the Means Test have been updated. The revised standards will apply to cases filed on or after March 17, 2008.
- The United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Maine is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved court website. The information is now presented in a simpler and cleaner format. Please poke around the new site and let us know what you think.
- SELF-SCHEDULING OF HEARINGS HAS ARRIVED!! Effective January 25, 2008, attorneys may self-schedule routine matters. Chief Judge Kornreich and Judge Haines on January 25, 2008, signed a new Standing Order that allows counsel to set routine matters for hearing in the Bankruptcy Court without first calling the Clerk's office to obtain a hearing date, as had previously been required by Local Rule 9013-1(d)(1). Counsel wishing to self-schedule routine matters should go to the Court website's Hearings page for instructions, examples of "routine matters," and hearing dates for both judges. Please note that all other requirements for scheduling hearings (e.g., D. Me. LBR 9013-1(d)(2) (movant's responsibility to ensure that chosen hearing date allows sufficient time for filing, notice, and response); and D. Me. LBR 9013-1(d)(4) (governing minimum time between filing of motion and hearing date, as well as requiring that response date provided in notice be "no later than three (3) business days prior to the hearing")) remain intact.
- On December 17, 2007, changes to LBR 2004-1(b) were adopted by the district court. Local Rules.
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