ATTENTION:

NEW LOCAL RULES AS OF APRIL 1, 2024.
PLEASE RETRIEVE UPDATED FORMS.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama has announced new local rules.
almb.uscourts.gov

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New Telephone Numbers

Effective October 1, 2024, all telephone dockets for the bankruptcy court will be transitioning to a new system. There will be both a new dial-in number and conference code for each jugde.

Judge Creswell:
(855) 244-8681, code 23088378093##

Judge Hawkins:
(855) 244-8681, code 23184477253##

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The NDC has added the Plan Calc feature to their website. Trustee users and Debtor Attorneys can use this feature within the Case Summary page.

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Position Announcement - Legal Assistant.
Click here for more information

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Sign up to get case information electronically with the National Data Center (NDC).
Click here to sign up!

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SCAM Alerts
It has been brought to the Court's attention that someone may be impersonating creditors and/or bankruptcy authority personell in an attempt to defraud debtors.

In one instance, the alleged creditor contacted a debtor seeking to settle a legitimate notice of default and demanded payments in the form of gift cards.

In another instance, an alleged bankruptcy fraud watchdog group demanded payment in the form of BitCoin sent using a QR code.
Example Scam Letter

Please alert your Attorney if you are contacted about payments on notices of default or any other payments, especially those requesting gift cards or BitCoin.

There has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) being sent to attorneys and law firms. These fake NEFs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back to the emails. Once a recipient replies to the email they are sent a follow-up email containing a link to access a document that leads the user to a malicious website. Please take caution if you receive one of these fake NEFs. Validate cases and case documentation through CM/ECF only.