Location:
Madison Co. Government Center, Hrg. Rm. B, 4th Floor, 16 E. 9th Street, Anderson, IN 46016.
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Procedures:
ALL ATTENDEES: Court-appropriate attire is expected of all who attend our meetings.
The ‘341 meetings are public meetings and anyone may attend. And, though court-appropriate attire may be a little hard to define, I can tell you some of what is NOT court-appropriate attire:
1. Flip-flops
2. Bare-midriff tops
3. Shorts
4. Men’s hats
5. T-shirts
6. Revealing clothing of any type
Court sessions are more formal gatherings than most people ever attend. The male attorneys are expected to be in a coat and tie; female attorneys are expected to be similarly professionally attired. The same standard applies to creditors who may appear and I expect debtors’ attire should also reflect the seriousness of the situation and respect for the system.
If counsel or debtor is not appropriately attired, I may choose to continue your meeting.
DEBTORS: Our meetings run on time. Please arrange to be in the meeting room by the scheduled time of your meeting or the meeting may be continued for your failure to appear. If you miss a second scheduled meeting, I will file a motion to dismiss your case. Children are not permitted in the meeting room; neither should they be left unattended in the hallways outside the meeting room.
Debtors must have a valid government-issued picture ID and social security card or similar proof of social security # at the meeting. Provide your IDs to counsel upon arrival or, if pro se, have them out and available to give to me when your case is called.
CREDITORS: The '341 meeting is not a judicial proceeding, and it is not a substitute for a properly scheduled Rule 2004 exam by the creditor and I will not allow it to be used as such. It is not for the purpose of resolving controversies and disputes between debtors and creditors, rather it is an opportunity for the Trustee to conduct an orderly inquiry into the debtor's financial condition. Therefore, I will expect that any creditor who may appear will have reviewed the debtor's schedules prior to the meeting and not take time away from other cases by asking questions that can be answered by reference to the schedules or by listening to my questions and the answers they elicit. Creditors should do as much work as possible with their debtors off the record out in the hallway between the meetings and debtors are expected to cooperate in an effort to accomplish the appropriate business for the day. If I find that is not happening or if there is something a creditor feels positively must be done with the debtor on the record, under oath and in my presence, I will do my best to ablige that creditor consistent with our scheduling concerns.