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  • How do I get admitted to practice in the bankruptcy court or apply to appear in a case pro hac vice?

    Admission to Practice 

    The court does not have its own bar. To practice in the bankruptcy court you need to be admitted to the federal bar of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. See the Oregon district court's website for admission information, or contact the United States District Court at 503-326-8061 or 503-326-8021 for forms and requirements.

    Special Admission for a Particular Case or Adversary Proceeding 

    An attorney who neither resides nor maintains an office in the District of Oregon can request to participate in a case on a pro hac vice basis by submitting an application with the bankruptcy court on a fully completed Local Bankruptcy Form LBF 120. There is no admission fee charged for filing this application in the Oregon Bankruptcy Court.

    See Local Bankruptcy Rule 9010-1 for more information on attorney admissions.

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  • What is the judgment interest rate?

    On all judgments entered on and after December 21, 2000, interest is calculated from the date of the entry of the judgment at a rate equal to the weekly average 1-year constant maturity Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the calendar week preceding the date of the judgment.

    As of July 27, 2017, this information is available at the following Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis website link:https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?rid=18&eid=290&od=. The applicable rate is listed under U.S. government securities - Treasury constant maturities - 1-year. The listed rate is applicable to a judgment entered in the week after the week ending on the date in the Period column. Rates for prior weeks can be found by selecting a different Period date at the top of the table. Alternatively, and also as of July 27, 2017, you can find this information by following the instructions in the second Technical Q&A at the following Federal Reserve Board website link: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/h15_technical_qa.htm .

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  • How do I file a document with the court?

    Note on terminology used in this FAQ: "file" means to submit a document to the clerk for entry on a case docket or adversary proceeding docket, and "lodge" means to submit a proposed order or proposed judgment to the court but not file it with the clerk (see Local Bankruptcy Rule (LBR) 9010-1(t)).

    Attorney, trustee, or creditor who has filed more than 10 documents in any calendar year

    Per LBR 5005-4(b), the following must file or lodge documents using the court's Electronic Case Filing System (ECF):

          - Attorneys*

          - Trustees

          - Creditors who have filed more than 10 documents in any calendar year

    *LBR 9010-1(d) provides a limited exception that applies to nonadmitted attorneys representing creditors.  

    See the Electronic Filing page of the court's website for more information.

    Parties without attorneys

    For a party that is not represented by an attorney and is not listed in the preceding section, several methods for filing or lodging documents are available depending on the type of document and, if applicable, the chapter under which the case is proceeding. The methods are prescribed by LBR 5005-1 and are as follows:

    Filing or Lodging Method Chapter Document

    Mailing to the court

    To file or lodge by mail, prepare a signed and dated document, include the case number and name of the debtor, send copies to other parties if required, and mail to one of the addresses listed on the court's website.

    		 Any

    Any

    (with possible exception of creditor mailing list**)

    In-person at the court

    To file or lodge in-person, prepare a signed and dated document, include the case number and name of the debtor, send copies to other parties if required, and bring the document to one of the court offices listed on the court's website during court hours.

    		 Any

    Any

    (with possible exception of creditor mailing list**)

    Electronic Self-Representation Bankruptcy Petition Preparation System (eSR)

    See the eSR page on the court's website for instructions.

    		 Chapter 7 Petition
    Official Form (OF) 101A
    OF 103B
    OF 106Declaration
    Any required schedule 
    Creditor mailing list

    Public Document Upload (PDU) system

    See the PDU page on the court's website for instructions.

    		 Any

    Any

    (with possible exception of creditor mailing list**)

    Fax

    To file or lodge by fax, prepare a signed and dated document, include the case number and name of the debtor, send copies to other parties if required, and fax to 1-213-401-1577 along with a cover page including the filer's telephone number and email address.

    		 Any

    Any

    (with possible exception of creditor mailing list**)

    Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) system

    See the Electronic Filing for Creditors page of the court's website for more instructions.

    		 Any

    Proof of claim

    Certain other claim-related filings

    See the Electronic Filing for Creditors page of the court's website for more information

    **See Local Bankruptcy Form 104 for methods of filing a creditor mailing list.

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