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The Abuse Prevention Act is now pending before the U.S. Congress. This proposed act will affect all Ohio
bankruptcy cases. in particular, restrictions on who may file Chapter 7, increased Chapter 13 payments,
restrictions on judicial authority to accommodate debtors, and new mandatory fines and penalties against debtors
are expected.
| Encouraged by the passage of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-394, 108
Stat. 4106), commercial creditors increased lobbying efforts for broad-sweeping bankruptcy reform. H.R. 975
- Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003 passed the House, was placed on the Senate
legislative calendar 3-21-03 for future consideration (Senate Calendar No. 50). Vote blocked by committee in
2003. Re-docketed for 2004. |
Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed
electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On
03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys
Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under
circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in
Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be
filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit
shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."
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