CASB — General Order 179

Source: https://www.casb.uscourts.gov/sites/casb/files/documents/general-orders/GO179_8_11.pdf

FILED August 9, 2011 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT Barry K. Lander SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Clerk

In re: ) ) BANKRUPTCY GENERAL ORDER AUTHORIZING TRUSTEE ) TO PAY BANK SERVICE CHARGES ) ORDER NO. 179 AND FEES INCURRED BY ESTATES ) ACCOUNTS ) ____________________________________)

The court having been advised by the Acting United States Trustee for Region 15

that authorized depositories are no longer willing to waive fees and service charges

incurred by Chapter 7 Trustees on money of estates on deposit with such institutions,

and that the United States Trustee Program has temporarily suspended its policy

prohibiting bank service fees charged to trustees by authorized depositories on Chapter 7

bankruptcy estate accounts, it is

ORDERED that, trustees administering cases under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy

code in the Southern District of California are authorized to incur and to pay on an

ongoing basis, any bank service fees as actual, necessary expenses related to the

administration of bankruptcy estate accounts as contemplated by 11 U.S.C. §330;

and it is further

ORDERED that the court shall retain authority to review and approve such

expenses during the administration of the case.

General Order No. 179

This General Order is effective for all Chapter 7 cases pending on or after

August 9, 2011, and it shall remain in effect until further order of this court.

DATED: August 9, 2011

/s/ Peter W. Bowie /s/ Louise DeCarl Adler PETER W. BOWIE LOUISE DeCARL ADLER Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

/s/ Laura S. Taylor /s/ Margaret M. Mann LAURA S. TAYLOR MARGARET M. MANN Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

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