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Electronic Reading Room Records include frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals/instructions of the U.S. Trustee Program since Nov. 1, 1996.

U.S. Trustee Program — FOIA & PA Contact:

Anthony J. Ciccone
FOIA/Privacy Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees
Department of Justice
20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. (Suite 8100)
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 307-1399; FAX 307-2397

Component Description:

The United States Trustee Program (USTP) consists of approximately 90 offices nationwide, including an Executive Office in Washington, D.C. and 21 Regions covering all Federal judicial districts except Alabama and North Carolina (Note).

As noted in the agency mission statement, United States Trustees monitor and supervise private estate trustees, debtors-in-possession, and others to ensure that the interests of all parties in bankruptcy are protected (www.usdoj.gov/ust). United States Trustees are responsible for the effective administration of bankruptcy cases arising under chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the federal Bankruptcy Code and serve as "watch-dogs to prevent fraud, dishonesty and overreaching in the bankruptcy arena." See 28 U.S.C. 581-589a and 11 U.S.C. 101, et seq.

While the Executive Office maintains certain administrative records, case files are not centralized in Washington, and USTP regional and field offices maintain duplicate copies of certain court pleadings and material concerning specific cases. Accordingly, all FOIA requests for USTP records — which should be addressed to the Office of General Counsel, Executive Office for United States Trustees — should identify a case name, particular judicial district, and/or specific USTP office(s) where responsive records may exist.

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