IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC CONCERNING COURT ISSUANCE OF ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE

Friday, September 15, 2017

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
CONCERNING COURT ISSUANCE OF ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE

To streamline the processing of cases, the Board of Judges for the Bankruptcy Court for
the District of New Jersey has approved the issuance of Orders to Show Cause in the following
instances:

  • Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed for Debtor’s Failure to Comply with D.N.J. LBR 1006-1, Payment of Filing Fees in Installments,
     
  • Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Converted or Dismissed Due to Debtor’s Ineligibility to be a Debtor under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code,
     
  • Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed for Debtor’s Failure to Meet Credit Counseling Requirements,
     
  • Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed for Debtor’s Failure to Make Installment Payment(s) or Pay Miscellaneous Filing Fees (formerly Notice of Hearing for Failure to Pay Filing Fee),
     
  • Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed for Debtor’s Failure to File Documents (formerly Notice of Missing Documents and Notice of Dismissal if Documents are Not Timely Filed),
     
  • Order to Show Cause Why Case Should Not be Dismissed for Corporate Debtor’s Failure to Obtain Counsel.

This new process is effective October 1, 2017. Each Order to Show Cause can be resolved by complying with the underlying requirements. Debtors who file written objections to an Order to Show Cause or request a hearing must appear at the date and time indicated.

A sample of each Order to Show Cause is attached.

                            Date: September 15, 2017                                                Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk

 

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