Important Notice to the Bar Concerning Motion for Discharge Pursuant to Section 1328(i) of the Bankruptcy Code (3/05/2021)
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTAL PROOF OF CLAIM FOR
CARES FORBEARANCE CLAIM
Please be advised that the Consolidated Appropriations Act created a new subsection (i)
of section 1328 of the Bankruptcy Code permitting a court, under certain circumstances related
to the COVID-19 pandemic, to grant a Chapter 13 discharge, even if the debtor is not current on
no more than three residential mortgage payments. This type of request should be filed by motion
with notice and hearing. An Order of Discharge under Section 1328(i) will be issued by the Court
upon granting of such motion.
A new docket event, Discharge Pursuant to Section 1328(i), has been created in CM/ECF
for the filing of this type of motion. The new docket event may be found in the
Motions/Applications category and is available for immediate use. Filers who do not properly
utilize the Discharge Pursuant to Section 1328(i) event in CM/ECF will be asked to resubmit the
motion using the correct event.
Please continue to refer to the court’s website, www.njb.uscourts.gov for updates.
Dated: March 5, 2021 Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk