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• Case No. 02-0004 and Case No. 02-0006 under Administrative Decisions
• Habbo G. Fokkena Serving As U.S. Trustee In Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming For Interim Period under Press Releases
• Amended Appointment of Committee of Unsecured Creditors (December 9, 2002) (pdf) under Adelphia

• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

November 2002

• Ilene J. Lashinsky Appointed U.S. Trustee For Arizona under Press Releases
• Case No. 02-0002 under Administrative Decisions
• First Interim Report of Dick Thornburgh, Bankruptcy Court Examiner (pdf) under WorldCom Case
• New Address on FOIA and Privacy Act pages

Reorganized/Revised

• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

October 2002

Added

• Annual Report of Significant Accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2001 (pdf) under Public Affairs page
• Updated UST Field Examination Materials under Chapter 7 Reference Materials

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

September 2002

Added

• Office Of The U.S. Trustee Launches Civil Enforcement Initiative under Articles
• Mary E. May Appointed U.S. Trustee For Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico under Press Releases
• Region 14 Website (Phoenix, AZ) under Regional Links

Reorganized/Revised

• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

August 2002

Added

• Civil Enforcement Coordinators Appointed For U.S. Trustee Program under Press Releases
• Region 12 Website (Cedar Rapids, IA) under Regional Links
• Region 7 Website (Houston, TX) under Regional Links
• Press Release - Dick Thornburgh Selected As Examiner In Worldcom Inc. Bankruptcy Cases (08/07/2002) under Press Releases
• Order Approving Appointment of Dick Thornburgh as Examiner (August 6, 2002) under WorldCom Case Developments
• Press Release - Saul Eisen is Appointed U.S. Trustee for Ohio, Michigan under Press Releases

• Documents filed by the U.S. Trustee Program August 1, 2002 (pdf) under WorldCom Case Developments

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

July 2002

Added

• List of the Members of the Official Creditors' Committee (July 29, 2002) (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• WorldCom Case Developments under Region 2 Website
• Region 3 Website (Philadelphia, PA) under Regional Links
• Joseph A. Guzinski Appointed General Counsel At Executive Office for U.S. Trustees under Press Releases (07/24/2002)
• Case No. 02-0001 under Administrative Decisions
• Case No. 02-0003 under Administrative Decisions
• 2nd Set of Questions and Answers: Audit Bidding Procedures for Chapter 13 Trustees - July 3, 2002 (pdf) under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
  

Reorganized/Revised

• FY-2001 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports (pdf) under Chapter 13 Library
• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

June 2002

Added

• William T. Neary To Serve as U.S. Trustee in Region 17 for Interim Period under Press Releases (06/28/2002)
• Handbook (with updates effective July 2002) under Chapter 7 Reference Materials
• Summary of Changes (effective July 2002) under Chapter 7 Reference Materials
• Questions and Answers: Audit bidding procedures for Chapter 13 trustees - June 24, 2002 under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Elizabeth Amorosi Appointed Acting U.S. Trustee for Arizona under Press Releases (06/20/2002)
• Amendments to Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Handbook - July 2002 under Chapter 13 Reference Materials
• Link to Departmental Privacy & Security Notice on USTP Homepage
• Region 13 Website (Kansas City, MO) under Regional Links

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator

May 2002

Added

• Field Exams and OIG Audits - A Brief Report on the Most Common Problems under Articles
• U.S. Trustee Selects Neal Batson As Examiner In Enron Corp. Bankruptcy Case under Press Releases (05/22/2002)
• Notice of Presentment of Order Approving the Appointment of the Examiner for Enron Corp. (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Application of the United States Trustee for Order Approving the Appointment of the Examiner for Enron Corp. (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Order Approving the Appointment of Neal Batson as the Examiner for Enron Corp. (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Resume for Neal Batson (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Affidavit of Disinterestedness By Neal Batson (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Exhibit A (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Exhibit B (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• R. Michael Bolen Appointed U.S. Trustee for Louisiana, Mississippi under Press Releases (05/20/2002)
• Nancy J. Gargula Appointed U.S. Trustee for Indiana, Central and Southern under Press Releases (05/17/2002)
• Bankruptcy By The Numbers — Just Recently Hired:  Job Tenure Among No-Asset Chapter 7 Debtors under Articles
• Bankruptcy By The Numbers — Delaware Chapter 11's under Articles
• Bankruptcy By The Numbers — A Closer Look at Elderly Chapter 7 Debtors under Articles
• Entering the Twenty-First Century: Some Views on Electronic Case Filing from the U.S. Trustee's Perspective under Articles
• FY-2001 Chapter 13 Trustee Audited Annual Reports (pdf) under Chapter 13 Library

Reorganized/Revised

• Advertisements for Chapter 13 Standing Trustees
• List of Chapter 7 Panel Trustees
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

April 2002

Added

• Maureen Tighe Serving as U.S. Trustee in Region 15 for Interim Period under Press Releases (04/24/2002)
• Habbo G. Fokkena Appointed U.S. Trustee for Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (Region 12) under Press Releases (04/22/2002)
• EOUST Director Lawrence Friedman Appoints Martha Davis as Deputy Director under Press Releases (04/22/2002)
• Appointment of Enron Corp. Examiner (April 08, 2002) (pdf) under Region 2 Website

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

March 2002

Added

• Appointment of Employee-Related Issues Committee (March 27, 2002) (pdf) under Region 2 Website
• Chapter 12 Audit Successful Bids (March 2002) in Chapter 12 Reference Materials
• Emerging Chapter 11 Issues in Bankruptcy Administration under Articles
• Documents added to the Region 2 Website:
  • Letter from the U.S. Trustee regarding Employee Related Issues Committee (March 13, 2002) (pdf)
  • Order Approving the Appointment of Harrison J. Goldin as the Examiner (March 12, 2002) (pdf)
  • Application of the U.S. Trustee for Order Approving the Appointment of the Examiner (March 11, 2002) (pdf)
    • Affidavit of Disinterestedness of Harrison J. Goldin (March 11, 2002) (pdf)
    • Exhibit A (pdf)
    • Exhibit B (pdf)
• Bankruptcy By The Numbers — Chapter 13 Disbursements in Fiscal Year 2000: Steady Growth under Articles
• Director Lawrence A. Friedman's bio under USTP home page

Reorganized/Revised

• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator
• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

February 2002

Added

• Lawrence A. Friedman Selected as Director of Executive Office for U.S. Trustees under Press Releases (02/28/2002)
• Region 2 Website (New York, NY) under Regional Links
• Chapter 7 Reference Materials
  • Sample Form 4 (Dec. 01, 2001)
  • Form 4 Instructions (Dec. 01, 2001)
  • Electronic Form 4 Field Specifications (Dec. 01, 2001)
• Internal Control Questionnaire (July, 2001)
• Asset Administration Questionnaire (July, 2001)
• The U.S. Trustee's Role In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases under Bankruptcy Fact Sheets & Consumer Notices  
• Bankruptcy By The Numbers — Where is Local Legal Culture? The Case of Consumer Chapter Choice under Articles

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies

January 2002

Added

• Debtors Deserve Better: Quality of Representation Raises Troubling Questions under Articles

• Mark H. Weber Appointed Acting U.S. Trustee For Region 18 (Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska) under Press Releases

• Personal Bankruptcy Filers Will Be Required To Show Proof of I.D., Based On Results of Pilot Study under Press Releases

• Case No. 01-0004 under Administrative Decisions

Reorganized/Revised

• Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
• Advertisements for Private Trustee Vacancies
• FOIA, Privacy, and Electronic Reading Room pages under FOIA/PA
• U.S. Trustee Program Office Locator