Electronic Filing Comes of Age – Part I: Revised Bankruptcy Rule 5005

By Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Brown & Ahern (Nashville, TN)
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Background

Absent contrary Congressional action, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Rules 3002.1, 5005, 7004, 7062, 8002, 8006, 8007, 8010, 8011, 8013, 8015, 8016, 8017, 8021, 8022, 9025 will be amended effective December 1, 2018, and a new Rule 8018.1 and Part VIII Appendix will be adopted. In the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 5, 23 and . . .

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