Local Rule 11-1: ORDER AUTHORIZING CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEES TO PAY BANK SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES INCURRED BY CHAPTER 7 ESTATE ACCOUNTS
Bankr. D. Kan. — General rule
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS STANDING ORDER NO. 11-1 ORDER AUTHORIZING CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEES TO PAY BANK SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES INCURRED BY CHAPTER 7 ESTATE ACCOUNTS The Bench Bar Committee, as well as the United States Trustee for Region 20, has recommended the adoption of this Order, because banks are no longer willing to waive fees for maintaining a Chapter 7 estate account. Accordingly, in consideration of the foregoing, and pursuant to D. Kan. L.B.R. 9029.2, the Court orders that
(1) Panel trustees administering cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in the District of Kansas are authorized to incur and pay any actual, necessary expense as contemplated by 11 U.S.C. § 330, for bank fees and charges directly related to the administration of estate accounts;
(2) The Court shall retain authority to review and approve such expenses during the administration of the case.
This Standing Order is effective for all Chapter 7 cases pending on or after July 1, 2011, and it shall remain in effect until further order of the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 30th day of June, 2011.
s/ Robert E. Nugent ROBERT E. NUGENT Chief Judge s/ Janice Miller Karlin JANICE MILLER KARLIN Judge s/ Dale L. Somers DALE L. SOMERS Judge s/ Robert D. Berger ROBERT D. BERGER Judge * * *