1. Clerk’s Office Update UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TRACI E. ABRAMS, CLERK OF COURT SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

2. Introduction  Thank You!  All information contained within conference materials  Send follow up questions to Traci_Abrams@flnb.uscourts.gov

3. Court Operating Status  Current Staffing  Tammi Boswell, Director of Court Operations  Ne’Shoni Love-Beane, Budget Analyst (Financial Manager)  January 2017  Paul Neely, Current Chief Deputy Moving to Network Admin. Position  Travis Green, Incoming Chief Deputy  Bruce Justham, Director of Information Technology  Budget

4. Case Filings and Rank  Judge Specie ranks 28 th in nation overall for weighted filings per judgeship  Ranked first in the 11 th Circuit for Ch. 11 caseload for the past 5 years  Ranked 8 th in nation for Ch. 11s caseload out of 90 courts as of 6/30/2016  Pro se filings increased 12.6% over last year  Ch. 7 filings only dipped 0.4% over last year

5. Business Filings

6. Pro Se Filings

7. Chapter 7 Filings

8. IT News and Cost Containment  Judiciary’s cost containment efforts  How IT contributes to cost containment  Cloud Hosting  JIFMS  Other IT projects  NextGen  JETS  IT Scorecard  NFAX  UNIFY

9. NextGen  Implementation will be delayed until we know the program works well.  Working with Florida Middle and Southern Bankruptcy Courts re Unified Roll Out  Stay tuned for more information.

10. Bankruptcy Advisor Newsletter  Published quarterly  Available through www.flnb.uscourts.gov  Available at http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/court- resources/bankruptcy-advisor-newsletterhttp://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/court- resources/bankruptcy-advisor-newsletter  Be sure to check your CM/ECF user profile for email accuracy if newsletter email not received

11. Rule Changes – August Bankruptcy Advisor  Article 1: Proposed Amendments to the Fed. R. Bankr. P. Published for Public Comment  Concerns Chapter 13 Plan  Public Comment Due 10/3/2016  Comments to be posted at http://www.uscourts.gov/rules- policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-commenthttp://www.uscourts.gov/rules- policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment  Article 2: Amendments to Fed. R. Bankr. P. Effective 12/1/2016

12. Local Rules Committee  Status  Thank you to NDFLBBA committee members  William “Bill” Miller, Esq.  Jeff Childers, Esq.  Karin Garvin, Esq.  Roland Kiehn, Esq.  Michael Moody, Esq.  Rick Savage, Esq.  Sharon Sperling, Esq.  Trevor Thompson, Esq. (our newest member)

13. Local Rules Committee (continued)  Local Rules Links Document  Public Comment Period

14. Staff Reminders - Overview  Proposed Orders  Emergency Operations  Courtroom Technology and Testing Requirements  Submission Error Notifications (SENs)  Rule of Thumb – When in Doubt, Please Call  Amending Schedules  Reaffirmation Agreements

15. Proposed Orders  Must be timely submitted on pending motions and other matters  Must be properly formatted  Proposed Orders Guidelines available at http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/filing_requirements/4 -inst.pdf http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/filing_requirements/4 -inst.pdf

16. Proposed Orders  Review Quality Control Elements for Proposed Orders

17. Proposed Orders  Change in Northern District of Florida District Court Local Rules – 14 Point Font Required  Bankruptcy Local Rules will be amended to follow the District Court L.R. In the meantime, please use 14 point font  Microsoft Word documents preferred for proposed orders  Other work processing formats acceptable but take longer to process internally

18. Proposed Orders  Reminder to turn off pop-up blockers when uploading proposed orders.

19. Emergency Operations  First Public Resource to Consult – Court Website www.flnb.uscourts.gov  Will be automatically redirected to alternate COOP site if needed  COOP stands for “Continuity of Operations Plan”  Email notifications – make sure your CM/ECF profile is up to date  Telephone calls

20. Example Court Announcements & News Posting

21. Use of Courtroom Technology  Requirements  Must contact the Courtroom Deputy 2 days in advance to schedule IT testing and training  The person charged with using the equipment during court should participate in the training  Last minute requests to use courtroom technology endanger the effectiveness and timeliness of the proceeding

22. Submission Error Notifications (SENs)  Docketed by Case Managers  Take action quickly  Call if you have questions

23. Rule of Thumb from the Case Administrators  When in doubt, please call  Easier to talk you through a filing in CM/ECF than it is to make corrections  Use correct docketing events  Each event causes subroutines to kick off in the background.  Using an incorrect event can delay your case.

24. Amending Schedules  Review Local Rule 1009-1  Include all requirements

25. Reaffirmation Agreements  Be sure all portions have been completed by all parties prior to filing

26. Thank You Thank you for your time and attention today. We at the Clerk’s Office appreciate your support and will continue to provide excellent assistance to those we serve.

27. Resources  Court Announcements and News RSS Feed/Information: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/rss.xml  Court Calendar: http://www2.flnb.uscourts.gov/publiccalendar/  Court Call Procedures: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/court_resources/tele phonic_appearance_procedures.pdf http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/court_resources/tele phonic_appearance_procedures.pdf

28. Resources  Court Contacts: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/contacts  Filing Requirements – Instructions and Procedures (Chambers): http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/filing-requirements/instructions-and- procedures-chambers  Forms: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/forms

29. Resources  Local Rules: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/court-resources/local-rules  Mortgage Modification Mediation Page: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/mortgage-modification-mediation  Newsletters: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/court-resources/bankruptcy-advisor- newsletter

30. Resources  Permissive Use of Negative Notice List: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/filing_requirements/neg ative_notice.pdf  Proposed Orders Guidelines: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/filing_requirements/4- inst.pdf  Trustee Contacts: http://www.flnb.uscourts.gov/trustee-info