GENERAL ORDER AUTHORIZING CHAPTER 7 PANEL TRUSTEES TO INCUR AND PAY BANK FEES AND CHARGES FOR MAINTAINING ESTATE ACCOUNTS

Pursuant to LR 2070.1 of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Court orders that:

1. Panel trustees in the Eastern District of Wisconsin administering cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code are authorized to incur and pay any actual, necessary expenses (as contemplated by 11 U.S.C. § 330) for bank fees and charges directly related to the administration of estate accounts; and
    
2. The above authorization is subject to the provisions of LR 2010.1(a) (providing that the trustee may not incur and pay expenses exceeding $1,000 without notice and approval of the Court) and LR 2017.1(d) (allowing creditors or the United Sates Trustee to demand advance notice of expenditures under certain circumstances).

This order is effective for all Chapter 7 cases pending on or after July 1, 2011, and shall remain in effect until further order of the Court.

SO ORDERED.