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Public Entrances to U.S. Courthouses

The following changes to public entrances to U.S. Courthouses in Kansas are effective June 3, 2013

Wichita
Effective June 3, 2013 all public access to the Wichita U.S. Courthouse will be through the west entrance.  The east entrance will be closed and locked. 

Kansas City
Also, effective June 3, 2013 all public access to the Robert J. Dole Courthouse in Kansas City will be through the north entrance.  The south entrance will be closed and locked.

Topeka
Effective June 3, 2013 all public access to the Frank Carlson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse will be through the west doors at 444 SE Quincy Street.  The PL-2 entrance will be closed and locked.

New Clerk Appointed

Chief Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Nugent announced today that David D. Zimmerman, Esq. will become Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas on July 1, 2013. Mr. Zimmerman is the Kansas City Branch Manager of the United States Attorney's Office where he also serves as Civil Coordinator. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mr. Zimmerman has practiced before the Court. He brings years of experience not only as a lawyer, but also as a federal civil servant. Mr. Zimmerman succeeds Fred Jamison, who retired after 15 years as Clerk this past March.

RSS Feed Now Available

The Court has recently implemented a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed on the CM/ECF system. PACER users can easily stay informed of newly docketed events by subscribing to a court's RSS feed, which is free and includes automatic notification of activity in all cases, summarized text such as the name of the document filed, with links to the document and docket report. Results may be sorted by date or case title. There are many commercially-available RSS readers, which offer the capability of organizing and filtering the results further. Users must login to PACER to view the document or docket report linked from the RSS feed. 

Read more: RSS Feed Now Available

Model Chapter 13 Plan

On December 1, 2012 the Court has issued new Standing Order 12-1 which revises the District's form Chapter 13 Plan.

PDFClick here for the pdf document.

Download the Model Plan Templates(for use in Plans filed on or after December 1, 2012)

Click here for a WordPerfect (version X3 or higher) copy of the Model Plan.

Click here for a locked MS Word copy of the Model Plan.

Click here for a unlocked MS Word copy of the Model Plan.

Read more: Model Chapter 13 Plan

BAP Notice of Mandatory Electronic Filing

The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit ("BAP") announces that effective May 1, 2010, the BAP will adopt mandatory electronic filing.

PDF Click here for the pdf document.

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