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In re:
A Temporary Modification of Local Procedures to Implement Some of the Bankruptcy Relief Enacted in the Budget Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, to: STANDING ORDER
(i) Modify the Scope of the Discharge for Certain # 21-02 Chapter 13 Debtors, under New Vt. LBR.4004-2(e);
(ii) Expand the Opportunities for Chapter 13 Debtors to Modify Plans, under Vt. LBR. 3015-8(b)(4);
(iii) Extend Time for Certain Debtors to Assume, or Perform the Terms of, Certain Unexpired Leases, under New Vt. LBR 6006-2; and
(iv) Ensure Continued Utility Service to Individual Debtors, Without Previously Required Assurance of Payment, under New Vt. LBR 4001-3(d).

In response to recent disclosures of wide-spread breaches of both private sector and government computer systems, the federal courts are adding new security procedures to protect highly sensitive documents filed with the courts, effective immediately. See, e.g., General Order #95 entered in this District on January 13, 2021. In an effort to ensure the proper level of security for confidential and highly sensitive documents filed in this Court, THE COURT FINDS the following procedures strike the appropriate balance between public access and security...

In re: Expansion of Standing Orders # 20-09 and # 20-12 Regarding Modifications of Bankruptcy Court Procedures and Operations Under the Continuing Exigent Circumstances STANDING ORDER Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic

In re: Extension of Standing Orders # 20-10 and # 20-13
(i) Modifying the Original Signature Requirement for Non-Attorneys, under Vt. LBR. 9011-4(c), and
(ii) Modifying Attorneys’ Duty to Maintain Original Documents, under Vt. LBR. 9011-1(b), in Response to the Exigent Circumstances STANDING ORDER Created by COVID-19, and the Preventative # 20-15 Measures Enacted in Response to the Pandemic Through April 2, 2021

In re: Extension of Standing Order # 20-10

In re: Expansion of Standing Order # 20-09

In re:
MODIFICATION OF THE LOCAL RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE IN THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT

In re:
(i) Modification of the Original Signature Requirement for Non-Attorneys, as Defined in Vt. LBR. 9011-4(c), and (ii) Modification of Attorneys’ Duty to Maintain Original Documents, under Vt. LBR 9011-1(b), in Response to the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19, and the Preventative Measures Enacted in Response to the Pandemic

In re: Modified Bankruptcy Court Procedures and Operations Under the Exigent STANDING ORDER Circumstances Created by COVID-19 # 20-09

Since the Governor of the State of Vermont has declared a public health emergency throughout the State urging people to avoid large gatherings, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised people to take precautions in light of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) outbreak and in particular to take all reasonable steps to avoid being exposed to the virus, this Court is modifying its procedures and operations to align with these recommendations...

In re: MODIFICATION OF THE LOCAL RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE IN THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT

TO CREATE LOCAL RULES 3002.1-1, 3002.1-2 AND 3002.1-3

REGARDING NEW PROCEDURES FOR HELOC CREDITORS TO FILE PAYMENT CHANGE NOTICES ANNUALLY, AMOUNT OF PAYMENT TO BE MADE AFTER A PAYMENT CHANGE NOTICEWHILE AN OBJECTION IS PENDING, AND CONTENT OF MOTIONS AND PROPOSED ORDERS SEEKING A DECLARATION THE DEBTOR IS CURRENT ON MORTGAGE

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