Generally all requests for continuances of chapter 7 meetings of creditors must be made more than seven days prior to the scheduled meeting date in order to allow sufficient time for the debtor’s counsel to serve notice of the new date on all creditors.  If the need for the continuance arises within the seven days prior to the scheduled meeting, the attorney must appear at the meeting and request a continuance from the case trustee.  If the attorney is unable to appear at the meeting due to an emergency, another attorney may request a continuance on his/her behalf. 

All other requests for a continuance must be made by email to:

Knoxville and Greeneville:  Lisa Chadwell (lisa.c.chadwell@usdoj.gov) with a backup copy to Amy Culton (Amy.J.Culton@usdoj.gov); or

Chattanooga and Winchester:  Amy Culton (amy.j.culton@usdoj.gov) with a backup copy to Tisha Doll (tisha.l.doll@usdoj.gov).

A certificate of service of the notice of the rescheduled date and time must be filed by the debtor’s counsel within three business days of the date upon which the rescheduled date and time information is provided to the debtor’s counsel in order for the meeting to be conducted. 

Debtor’s counsel must file the certificate of service choosing the event “Certificate of Service” under “Other” under the “Bankruptcy” menu, and link it to the entry rescheduling the meeting (which the U.S.Trustee’s office should have already made). Do not select “Notice of Hearing” as the event type.

If an attorney fails to appear at the 341 Meeting of Creditors without prior notice to the Trustee and/or his clients, the compensation of the debtor’s counsel may be the subject of any objection.