U.S. Department of Justice

Office of the United States Trustee

Western District of New York

New Federal Office Building	(585) 263-5812

100 State Street, Room 6090	FAX (585) 263-5862

Rochester, New York 14614

TIMELY APPEARANCE AT

CHAPTER 7 §341 MEETINGS

Both debtors and their attorneys are expected to be present at the §341 meetings on time and at the beginning of the hour, due to the following:

1.	Trustees call the cases listed for a particular hour in the order they feel is preferable, not necessarily in the order listed on the calendar. Therefore, you must be present at the beginning of the hour in case the Trustee wants to call your case first.

2.	Trustees give an introductory speech at the beginning of each hour. This speech includes information that the debtors must be present to hear and understand, such as information regarding inheritances. If the debtors are not present during the introductory speech, the Trustee must repeat the information when examining the debtor. Every time the Trustee must repeat information given in the introductory speech, other debtors and attorneys must wait longer for their cases to be called. If the client is expected to be present at the beginning of the hour, the attorney should also be present, in the event of questions.

3.	It is the courteous thing to do and avoids disruption and distraction during the meetings.