For Immediate Release
August 22, 2002
PRESS RELEASE
CIVIL
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATORS
APPOINTED
FOR U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Antonia Darling and Mark Redmiles have
been appointed Civil Enforcement Co-Coordinators for the U.S.
Trustee Program, it was announced today by Lawrence Friedman,
Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees
(EOUST).
"Tonie Darling and Mark Redmiles will lead the Program's
Civil Enforcement Initiative, under which we have stepped
up our use of existing civil enforcement tools to curb abuse
of the bankruptcy laws, maintain the highest standards of
professionalism in bankruptcy practice, and assure that the
bankruptcy system operates as intended," Friedman stated.
"We have taken great strides since we announced the Initiative
last October. As Civil Enforcement Co-Coordinators, Tonie
and Mark will keep that momentum going by providing more focus,
coordination and direction in our national effort to identify,
investigate, and seek civil remedies for bankruptcy fraud
and abuse."
The priorities of the Civil Enforcement Initiative are:
- Ensuring that Chapter 7 is not abused and that Chapter
7 debtors are held accountable. Chapter 7 debtors who do
not comply with the law will have their cases converted
or dismissed, or their bankruptcy discharges denied or revoked.
- Protecting consumer debtors, creditors, and others who
are victimized by those who mislead or misinform debtors,
make false representations in connection with a bankruptcy
case, or otherwise abuse the bankruptcy process. Attorneys
and bankruptcy petition preparers (non-attorneys who prepare
bankruptcy documents for a fee) must engage in full disclosure,
be free of conflicts of interest, and engage in ethical
practices.
- Ensuring that Chapter 11 debtors proceed with their cases
promptly and are informed of and held to account for their
obligations under the Bankruptcy Code.
Darling will continue as the Assistant U.S. Trustee heading
the Program's office in Sacramento, Calif., where she has
served since 1990. She was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Shreveport,
La., from 1983 to 1990, and she served as senior trial counsel
for Disciplinary Enforcement for the California State Bar
in Los Angeles from 1977 to 1983. Darling received her J.D.
in 1977 from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco
and her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from Raymond College,
University of the Pacific, in Stockton, Calif.
Redmiles joined the EOUST's Office of General Counsel as
a Trial Attorney in February 2002, after spending more than
11 years in private practice in Denver specializing in bankruptcy
law and litigation. Redmiles received his J.D. in 1990 from
Duke University School of Law in Durham, N.C., and his Bachelor
of Science degree in 1982 from the University of Northern
Colorado in Greeley.
The EOUST is the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the U.S.
Trustee Program, a component of the Justice Department that
promotes integrity and efficiency in the bankruptcy system
by overseeing case administration and litigating to enforce
the bankruptcy laws. The EOUST supervises the operations of
21 regional U.S. Trustees and 95 field offices covering 88
federal judicial districts.
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