Court Connection: e-Edition

The Court is proud to share the e-edition of the Court Connection.

For readers who prefer to read the newsletter on paper, it can be printed in its entirety by downloading a full-text PDF version.

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LOCAL BAR EVENTS   Click here for more details.

LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS News and events from your local bar association

The 2021 CFBLA Board of Directors would like to thank Christopher Thompson (Secretary, Vice President, President), Robert Davis, Jr. (Director, Secretary, Treasurer), Jason Johnson (Director), and Esther McKean (Vice President, President, Director) for their outstanding service and dedication to the Board over the last three years.

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By:  Kathleen L. DiSanto, Esq.

The TBBBA continues to grow and adapt to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The TBBBA offered its members multiple Zoom CLE opportunities on a variety of timely topics, including the SBRA, bad faith claims, cryptocurrency, and mortgage relief and mortgage servicing in the wake of COVID-19.

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BANKRUPTCY PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION

On December 17th, the Association enjoyed a virtual meeting with Chief Judge Delano to announce its new officers.

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Editors:

Bradley M. Saxton & C. Andrew Roy, Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A.

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DISTRICT-WIDE STEERING COMMITTEE UPDATE:

 NINTH ANNUAL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

By: Ana V. De Villiers, Esq.

In keeping with 2020 being an unprecedented and historic year, the Steering Committee hosted its Ninth Annual Bench Bar Conference by Zoom.

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MAKE ME SMILE MOMENT

By: Judge Catherine Peek McEwen

I’m back with three more Make Me Smile moments. One has to do with the pro se clinic; the other two are reaffirmation agreement success stories:

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2 = 9 FORT MYERS DIVISION CASE NUMBERING CHANGE

To align the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court’s case numbering system with that used by the District Court, effective January 1, 2021, the “location code” for cases filed in the Fort Myers Division changed from “9” to “2”

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TIME TO UPDATE YOUR TEMPLATES!

Are you using the most up-to-date Negative Notice Legend?

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FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO CHALLENGE STARTS IN FEBRUARY

The Florida Bar hosts an annual pro bono challenge, encouraging Florida’s twelve law schools to support pro bono service in the profession.

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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR POINT & CLICK AUTHORS

Happy New Year! Each new year is a good time to take inventory of your CM/ECF Profile Information, District Court Admission Status, and Florida Bar Information.

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The Court Connection is published quarterly.  Please submit items for inclusion in the next edition by March 31, 2021 to:

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GOODBYE (AND GOOD RIDDANCE) TO 2020!

By: Sheryl L. Loesch, Clerk

Well, 2020 is finally over! If I had been asked ten months ago if I thought we would still be dealing with COVID, I would have emphatically said, “no way!”

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CHIEF JUDGE DELANO'S 2021 STATE OF THE DISTRICT

Will be Presented Virtually District-Wide

on

Thursday, February 25

at

12:00 p.m.

Registration and login instructions will be forthcoming.

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JUDGE MCEWEN APPOINTED TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BANKRUPTCY RULES

Judge McEwen was recently appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to a three-year term on the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules.

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PRESENTATION OF THE PORTRAIT OF RETIRED BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

FR. C. TIMOTHY CORCORAN, III

By: Chief Judge Caryl E. Delano

On November 4, 2020, retired United States Bankruptcy Judge, Father C. Timothy Corcoran, III, and the Tampa bankruptcy judges gathered in Courtroom 9B for the presentation of Fr. Corcoran’s official judicial portrait to the Court.

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IN MEMORIAM ~ DENISE MARTIN

By: Chief Judge Caryl E. Delano

Our friend and colleague Denise Martin, born on April 30, 1956, passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, November 21, 2020. Denise had suffered a major heart attack on Saturday, November 14, but seemed to be recovering and was discharged from the hospital the following Thursday. Tragically, just two days later she suffered another major heart attack

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WE WILL MISS YOU MAGGIE!

On December 31, 2020, the Orlando division bid farewell to Maggie Moyet, who was an exceptional and well-loved Case Management Supervisor. Maggie retired after a 30-year career with the Bankruptcy Court.

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