Procedures for Mediation Referrals establishes procedures to be utilized by practitioners when they have agreed to the mediation of disputes in a matter pending in the Northern District of Georgia Bankruptcy Court and supersedes the Mediation Procedures previously posted on the Court’s website.
Procedures for Submitting Pleadings by Individual Debtors Not Represented by an Attorney (“Pro Se Debtors”). This order, effective March 1, 2025, supersedes Amended and Restated General Order 45-2021 and rescinds the use of email or fillable form, as defined in Amended and Restated General Order 45-2021 and referred to as the "Emergency Filing System", as a method of filing pleadings for Pro Se Debtors.
Assignment of Multiple Case Filings. This order, effective January 13, 2025, supersedes Amended and Restated General Order 47-2022 and changes the three-year look back period of assignment of multiple cases to five years.
This order supersedes General Order 44-2021 and sets forth the procedures for requesting, filing, and management of highly sensitive documents (HSDs).
Voluntary Notice Procedures in Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13. This Order establishes procedures for counsel to notice hearings and provide an opportunity to object and is entered for the sole purpose of replacing Exhibit A, Form of Notice, with a new form for use effective immediately.
This Order establishes procedures for use throughout the District in Chapter 11 cases that are designated by the Court as "Complex Chapter 11 Cases." The procedures set forth in this Order shall apply to all Complex Chapter 11 Cases filed in this District after the entry of this Order.
Signature Requirements for Amended Chapter 13 Plans and Post Confirmation Plan Modifications - This order provides that the signature of a debtor represented by an attorney is not required on any amendment to a Chapter 13 plan or post confirmation modification, provided that debtor’s counsel has signed the document.
Adoption of Amended Bankruptcy Rule 1020 to reflect the Bankruptcy Threshold and Technical Corrections Act (BTATCA) Implementation
The Court designates Barbara Ellis-Monro to serve a three-year term on the Panel in Complex Chapter 11 Cases in the Atlanta Division beginning February 1, 2022.
Amended and Restated Order with Regard to Fees, Expenses and Costs of Attorneys for Debtors in Chapter 13 Cases effective December 1, 2020. In cases to which this Order applies, this Order supersedes General Order No. 18-2015 and General Order 22-2017.