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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Tina Mason Named

Tampa Division

Acting Deputy-in-Charge

During the December 4th staff meeting, the Tampa Division congratulated Tina Mason in her new role as the new Acting Deputy-In-Charge, effective December 1st.

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Local Bar Events   Click here for more details.

By: James C. Eidson, Esq.

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By: Esther McKean, Esq.

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By: Carina M. de la Torre, Esq., Chair

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Editors:

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

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District Pro Se Clinic

4th Quarter 2019

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A big thank you to Chuck Kilcoyne, retired Deputy-in-Charge of the Tampa Division, for his administrative support in systematizing attendance records and forms and assisting with "customers"!

JUDGE MCEWEN'S MAKE ME SMILE MOMENT

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Tampa Courtrooms

Get a Needed Face Lift

By: Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen

How frequently do you change your carpeting? The Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse opened about 23 years ago, in 1997. Time to change the carpet.

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District-Wide Steering Committee Update

By: Douglas W. Neway, Esq.

On November 6, 2019, the Steering Committee hosted its 8th Annual Bench Bar Conference at the Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse. The Conference was well attended and included judges, courtroom personnel, trustees, and attorneys from each division in the Middle District.

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Here's to a GREAT 2020!

By: Sheryl Loesch, Clerk of Court

In this busy time of year, I thought about the myriad of items we each have on our “To Do” lists. This includes the responsibilities and various projects we have going on in our personal lives and all that we have going on in our work world. It’s tough not to let the stress of the season overwhelm our thoughts and actions.

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Judge's Corner

Judge Jennemann to Receive Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Pro Bono Award

Congratulations to Judge Jennemann as the 2020 recipient of the Chief Justice’s Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award! The award recognizes an active or retired federal judge for outstanding and sustained service to the public, especially as it relates to the support of pro bono legal services, and will be presented by Chief Justice Charles T. Canady in a January 30 ceremony at the Supreme Court of Florida in Tallahassee. Judge McEwen was the first recipient of the award in 2016.

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What Success Looks Like in a Small Chapter 11: 

Cruising with a New Product

By: Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen

Cruising Guide Publications, Inc. (“CGP”) is a long-standing, family-owned publisher of guidebooks to the Caribbean, targeted to the cruising sailor.

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Judge McEwen's

Quarterly

PROGRAM 2020

SAVE THE DATES for Judge McEwen’s Quarterly Mentoring Program for lawyers new and not so new to the practice of bankruptcy. Upcoming dates are:

February 12

May 13

August 12

November 18

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse in Tampa, 5^th Floor Training Room, Noon-1:30pm

Topics to be determined.

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Procedure Manual Committee Update

Two New Procedures and Other Updates

In late January, we will add two new procedures to our Procedure Manual:  

Case Filing on Behalf of Another Person (LR 1002-1); and

Motion to Substitute or Motion to Withdraw (LR 2091-2). 

We also will add these five new sample forms to help lawyers who need to ...

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Retirement of Ann Iannarelli

On October 31st Ann Iannarelli bid her farewell to the Bankruptcy Court and said hello to retirement. Ann started with the court in 1999 as a temporary case manager. She was promoted to the Benefits Coordinator and Training Specialist position in 2001.

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