Day 1   - Friday

Your Instructor: Prof. David Jordan - email - profjordan@ucla.edu

cell phone 818-415-2015 - contact information - about Prof. J

forms-due - 5/27/09

session 1 - 8:45 am - 9:50 am

break 9:50 - 10:05 (15 minutes)

session 2 - 10:05 -11:45

• Introductions - Prof J and students
• Course Assignments and Quizzes -

1. quiz on 4th day - 25 multiple choice - cover general principles in class

2. Chp. 7 Bankruptcy, Petition - Schedules and Financial Statement - due 5-27-09 - forms-due

3. 10 bankruptcy questions - on your Final Exam

Session 1 - 8:45 am - 9:50 am

1. Bankruptcy Overview - http://bklaw.pbworks.com/f/Bankruptcy%20Overview.pdf
2. Definition of Terms - Glossary -  Shorthand Definitions  
3. Powerpoint - WBL 10th ed - Chp. 30 - http://profj.us/bk/bk.ppt - In Re Lamanna
4. What bankruptcy paralegals do - what-paralegals-do
5. Goals of Bankruptcy - goals
6. BAPCPA - BAPCA (w) - Features of a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - more features - forum-shopping
7. Organization of the Bankruptcy Code - organization - Specific BK Codes - http://www.doney.net/bkinfo/flowchart_text.htm
8. Location of Bankruptcy Courts - http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/cacb/welcome.nsf/Main-nav-LocationCACBmap?OpenPage
9. bankruptcy court locator
10. Central District Bankruptcy Courts - http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/
11. What is Pacer - pacer and PACER FAQ - pacer-faq
12. Major time periods in a Bankruptcy - http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcbqv9sm_21cj3fnj
13. Flow chart for a bankruptcy - http://www.doney.net/bkinfo/flowchart_print.htm
14. How Chapter 7 works - how-chp7-works
15. General Bankruptcy Information for the new debtor - bkinfo4clients
16. What should debtor bring to the first interview - papers - interview-worksheet
17. New Chapter 15 Bankruptcy proceeding - http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics/chapter15.html

     

Session 2 - 10:05 -11:45

1. Forms Due - forms-due
2. Print out Assignment - Facts for your forms -  http://bklaw.pbworks.com/f/Assignment.pdf
3. Chapter 7 - Petition Forms -http://profj.us/bk/chp7forms.pdf
4. Bankruptcy exemptions - California - http://www.moranlaw.net/exemptioncomparision.htm
5. U.S. Courts - Chp. 7 Basics - http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics/chapter7.html
6. chart re who may file chpt. 7 - http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcbqv9sm_18hr2bsd
7. new means testing under 11 USC 707(b) - means
8. Means Testing - http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/meanstesting.htm
9. new form Chp. 7 - B22A - http://profj.us/bk/b22a.pdf - Chp. 13 - B22c - http://profj.us/bk/b22c.pdf
10. Income by Family Size - by State - http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/medincsizeandstate.html
11. Income by Earner - http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/medincearnersandstate.html
12. U.S. Trustee chart on income - http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/20061001/bci_data/median_income_table.htm
13. U.S. Trustee chart of allowable expenses by Califrornia County - http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/20061001/bci_data/housing_charts/irs_housing_charts_CA.htm
14. National Standards for Allowed Living Expenses - IRS - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=104627,00.html
15. California Standards for allowed Living Expenses - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=104701,00.html
16. Bankruptcy in the United States - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_Code#Chapter_7:_Liquidation
17. abuse of bankruptcy - abuse1 - In Re Lamanna 1998
18. Discussion by ABI re new changes in the law - http://www.abiworld.org/consumerlive/consumerprogram.html#1
19. Chp. 7 Bankruptcy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapter_7%2C_Title_11%2C_United_States_Code
20. Interview Intake Interview Checksheet - http://www.plattwestby.com/CM/Bankruptcy/Worksheet.pdf
21. Recent 2005 Changes in the Bankruptcy Law - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_Abuse_Prevention_and_Consumer_Protection_Act
22. Central District goes to online filing - http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=346
23. New Bankruptcy Forms - Oct. 2006 - http://www.uscourts.gov/bankform/index.html