The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia is interested in your input in planning how to conduct hearings when it returns to normal operations post-pandemic.  Please answer the following, as applicable to you and your practice.  Thank you.

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* 1. What have you liked about the Court’s current practices?

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* 2. What have you not liked?

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* 3. Chapter 7 Cases:

Do you want to continue hearings by telephone?

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* 4. Chapter 7 Cases:

Should parties be required to appear in person if a matter is contested?

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* 5. Chapter 7 Cases: 

If a matter is contested, should it be separately set to a certain date to be heard?

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* 6. Chapter 13 Cases:

Do you want to continue mass chapter 13 calendar calls by telephone?

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* 7. Chapter 13 Cases:

How and when should ready matters be heard by the judge?

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* 8. Chapter 13 Cases:

Would you like the opportunity to appear in person?

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* 9. Chapter 13 Cases:

Should attorneys be required to appear in person if a matter is to be heard?

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* 10. Chapter 11 Cases:

What matters could be heard by telephone?

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* 11. Contested Matters and Evidentiary Hearings:

If it is determined a matter needs to be heard in person, how should participants be informed? How would participants know in advance if they need to come in?

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* 12. Contested Matters and Evidentiary Hearings:

What should happen if your client appears for a hearing, but you are not present?

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* 13. Contested Matters and Evidentiary Hearings:

If a matter involves a pro se party, should the pro se party have to appear in person?

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* 14. Contested Matters and Evidentiary Hearings:

Should the Court continue to conduct hearings by video/WebEx?

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* 15. Developing and Maintaining Relationships:

Have you found it difficult to build or maintain relationships with other attorneys with telephonic and video hearings?

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* 16. Additional comments?

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* 17. Thank you for your feedback!

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