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Judge Wise will be attending a Bench and Bar luncheon in Pikeville on May 9, 2012. The luncheon is being sponsored by the Pikeville Bar Association at the Expo Center in Pikeville and will start after the call of the docket that morning.

Effective April 1, 2012, the electronic public access fee will increase from $.08 to $.10 per page.  For more information, go to www.pacer.gov

Recent updates:
New Standing Orders re: Chapter 13 - effective Jan 2012

Standing Order 11-02 in re: Local Rule 3015-1 (Chapter 13 Plan - Service of Plan), 3015-2 (Chapter 13 - Modified Plans - Service of Modified Plans) and 3015-3 (Chapter 13 - Confirmation)

Standing Order 11-03 in re: Local Rule 4004-1 - Discharge in Chapter 13 Cases - Requirements

Standing Order 11-04 in re: Local Rule 2016-1 - Compensation of Attorneys in Chapter 13 Cases

Revised Local Forms re: Chapter 13 - effective Jan 2012 - Local Form 2 / Local Form 4

New Local Forms re: Chapter 13 effective Jan 2012 - Local Form 14 / Local Form 15

CM/ECF 4.2 was recently installed on our system.  Read CM 4.2 Release Notes
Fee changes effective November 1, 2011
Standing Order effective September 1, 2010
Bankruptcy Noticing Center Returned Mail Enhancement
VCIS updated: Our new Voice Case Information System offers information in English and Spanish and provides access to over 20 other courts.  The new number is 866-222-8029 and to get to our court's information press 59 when prompted for the state.

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Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure updates effective December 1, 2011

Scanner Settings - Update: The Administrative Office of the Courts has been working with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regarding archival preservation and continued use of the scanned images in CM/ECF. As a result, we have been asked to update our scanning guidelines to recommend a higher resolution for scanned documents. The new recommendation is 300 dpi, or higher if necessary to achieve a legible document. You can view our updated scanning guidelines at http://www.kyeb.uscourts.gov/scanning_guidelines.htm   In order to accommodate larger files created by scanning at a higher resolution, the maximum file size that CM/ECF will allow has been increased to 4 MB.

RECAP Plug-in: A group from Princeton University has created a software application or "plug-in" for Firefox called RECAP, which was designed to enable the sharing of court documents on the Internet.  It appears that once a user loads RECAP, any document that he/she subsequently accesses via PACER is automatically sent to a public Internet site.  The full implications of using RECAP or related software are as yet unknown, including whether restricted documents could be inadvertently made available on the public Internet.  Accordingly, fee-exempt PACER users are reminded that information should only be used in accordance with the purpose for which the exemption was granted.  We will post additional information as it becomes available.

Ordering A Written Transcript Procedure.

Considering filing bankruptcy on your own, or want to know more about how it works?  Check out the brief Bankruptcy Basics videos on the www.uscourts.gov website.  (Note: Clicking this hyperlink will direct your browser off the Kentucky Eastern Bankruptcy website.)

Note new hearing times pursuant to Standing Order effective March 1, 2009 

Standing Order effective December 1, 2008, repealing Standing Order of October 17, 2005 (adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rules) and retaining Interim Bankruptcy Rule 5012.   Also Standing Order effective December 19, 2008 adopting Interim Rule 1007-I, as a local rule.

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