"Ohio Bankruptcy 341 Meeting"
All cases commenced under Chapter 7 & chapter 13 require the appointment of a trustee who will require
testimony, under oath, at a public meeting. Creditors receive notice of the meeting. Creditors who choose to
attend may ask questions while the debtor remains under oath. All debtor responses are admissible as evidence
before the court.
| 11 U.S.C. §341: "(a) Within a reasonable time after the order for relief in a case under
this title, the United States trustee shall convene and preside at a meeting of creditors. (b) The United
States trustee may convene a meeting of any equity security holders. (c) The court may not preside at, and
may not attend, any meeting under this section including any final meeting of creditors." |
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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