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Complete List of General Orders
(including repealed General Orders)

GENERAL ORDERS
Adopted by the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Date of Order Order Number Order Title Status
03/01/86 1 Presiding Officers for §341 (a) meetings Revoked by Order No. 1A
07/26/91 1A Revokes General Orders No. 1, 2, 5, & 7  
03/14/86 2 Panel members to operate under a blanket bond Revoked by Order No. 1A
12/02/86 3 Standing chapter 13 Trustee to administer all chapter 13 proof of claims Revoked by Order No. 17
11/26/86 4 Appoints Albert Leigh Tenney officer for all chapter 12 §341 (a) meetings Revoked by Order No. 15
12/10/86 5 Appoints trustees to their respective division Revoked by Order No. 1A
11/03/90 6 Standing chapter 12 trustee to administer all chapter 12 proof of claims Revoked by Order No. 17
11/28/90 7 Removes Robert F. Fussell, Chief Judge, from the regular draw for chapter 11 cases Revoked by Order No. 1A
12/03/90 8 Authorization of a registry fee  
02/02/95 9 Collection of fees on Relief from Automatic Stays filed by Child Support Creditors Revoked by Order No. 15
03/01/95 10 Clarifies General Order No. 6 Revoked by Order No. 17
03/01/95 10A Clarifies General Order No. 3 Revoked by Order No. 17
03/12/04 11 Routine Orders Amended and Replaced Prior Orders dated November 1992 and November 1996 , January 1999 , and May 2001
09/30/96 12 Chapter 13 filing fee paid in installments Revoked by Order No. 15
09/01/97 13 Filing fees paid in installments Revoked by Order No. 26
04/01/98 14 Objections to confirmation of the debtor's plan Revoked by Order No. 20
04/15/98 15 Revokes General Order No. 4, 9, & 12  
11/20/00 16 Electronic Noticing Procedures  
02/21/01 17 Standing Chapter 13 Trustees in Bankruptcy administer and process the auditing of all Chapter 13 proofs of claim filed after Jan 31, 2001 Revoked by Order No. 21
12/01/01 18 Exemption from User Access Fees Effective December 1, 2001.
12/17/01 19 General Order 19 Revoked by Order No. 28
12/17/01 20 Objections to confirmation of the debtor's plan Effective December 17, 2001
12/17/01 21 Standing Chapter 13 Trustees in Bankruptcy will administer and process the auditing of all Chapter 13 proofs of claim. Effective December 17, 2001
10/01/02 22 Order concerning proofs of claim and the electronic filing of proofs of claim and authorizing the clerk to register non-attorneys in CM/ECF. Effective October 1, 2002
10/23/02 23 All pleadings and documents required to be filed with the Court, in connection with a case assigned to the Court's Electronic Case Filing ("ECF") System, shall be electronically filed effective January 1, 2003 Revoked by Order No. 28
11/24/03 24 Order protecting personal privacy where parties shall not disclose personal data identifiers such as Social Security Numbers, Names of Minor Children, Dates of Birth or Financial Account Numbers Effective December 1, 2003
10/14/05 25 Adoption of BAPCPA Interim Bankruptcy Rules Effective October 17, 2005
10/16/05 26 BAPCPA - Administrative Provisions and Modification of Interim Rules Revoked by Order No. 32
1/12/06 27 Adoption of Revised Local Rules Effective January 12, 2006
1/12/06 28 Revocation of General Orders 19 and 23 Administrative Procedures for Electronically Filed Cases and Related Documents (updated 4-1-04) Effective January 12, 2006
8/22/06 29 Substitution and Withdrawal of Attorneys Effective August 22, 2006
9/29/06 30 Order Amending Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007 Revoked by Order No. 32
10/21/08 31 Implementation of Judicial Conference Policy on Electronic Availability and Redaction of Transcripts of Court Proceedings Effective October 24, 2008
11/25/08 32 Repeal of Interim Rules Effective December 1, 2008
12/15/08 33 Adoption of Interim Rule 1007-I Effective December 19, 2008