Free Interim Local Rule 1007-1 and amended form 22A - Illinois

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS GENERAL ORDER 09 - 0001

IT APPEARING THAT the full Court met in executive session on Thursday, January 22, 2009 and adopted Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1, Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time Limits. The full Court also adopted an amendment to Official Form 22A, Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation; and IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT this action implements the National Guard and
Reservists Debt ReliefAct 0/2008, Pub. L. No. 110-438, excluding certain members ofthe

National Guard and Reserves from means testing in chapter 7 bankruptcy cases commenced in the three-year period beginning December 19,2008; and IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules requested approval of the Interim Rule 1007-1 and amended form 22A; and acting on behalf of the Judicial Conference, the Executive Committee approved the form revision and transmission of the interim rule to the district courts with a recommendation of adoption; and IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT this order will apply only to cases commenced in the three-year period beginning December 19,2008, consistent with the new Act; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT pursuant to 28 U.S.c. section 2071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 9029 ofthe Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the attached Interim Rule 1007-1 and amended form 22A are adopted in their entirety without change by a majority of the judges of this Court to be effective December 19,2008 to conform with the Act. For cases and proceedings not governed by the Act, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court shall apply. The Interim Rule and

amended fonn shall remain in effect until further order of the court.

ENTER:

~~~THE~
Chief Judge Dated at Chicago, Illinois this ~ day of January, 2009