Message from Jerry D. Truitt, Clerk, US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Please be advised of a couple of matters:

CHANGES TO TIME CALCULATIONS
IN FEDERAL RULES AND NEW FORMS

Effective December 1, 2009, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure adopt a new uniform approach to time calculations. An excerpt from the Report of the Judicial Conference asserts that the changes will make the method of computing time consistent, simpler, and clearer. Revised Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9006 describes the changes, which have been dubbed days are days - meaning that intervening weekends and holidays are usually counted. The change in approach prompted a review of all time periods in the rules and the proposal of new time frames so that every deadline is reasonable .... Most of the time periods will be in weekly intervals.

Some examples of the changes are as follows:

- 5 days becomes 7 days [example: deadline in Fed.R.Bankr.P. 2008 for trustee to reject appointment.]
- 10 days becomes 14 days [example: the period for filing a notice of appeal in Fed.R.Bankr.P. 8002].
- 15 days becomes 14 days [example: the deadline for filing schedules in Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(c)].
- 20 days becomes 21 days [example: time period in Fed.R.Bankr.P.2002(a) that has to pass between filing and meeting of creditors].
- 25 days goes to 28 days [example: time period in Fed.R.Bankr.P. 2002(b) that has to pass between filing and hearing on disclosure statement].

Counsel are encouraged to study the changes independently, and not to rely solely upon this notice. Additional information about the changes can be found at
http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/Supreme%20Court%202008/Excerpt_ST_BK.pdf

The Court’s Local Rules, Standing Orders, and CM/ECF Administrative Procedures Manual have been revised to comply with these changes and are posted on our website, see http://www.kyeb.uscourts.gov/kyeb/Rules/SO20091201.pdf

Also effective December 1, 2009, new Official Form 27 - Reaffirmation Agreement Cover Sheet - becomes a required document that must be filed with each reaffirmation agreement.

B1, Exhibit D concerning credit counseling, is amended. All forms, and instructions, can be found at http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform/index.html

PACER: The AO requested we post a user survey regarding PACER. Please take a moment to respond to this survey, as you all are the customers who use PACER. The survey is located on our CM/ECF information page at http://www.kyeb.uscourts.gov/kyeb/CMECF/cmecf.htm

We certainly hope you and yours have a very Happy Thanksgiving, Holiday Season, and New Year.

Regards,

Jerry

November 25, 2009