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Assessment of Videotaped Bankruptcy Discharge Hearings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

John E. Shapard
January 1, 1985

A brief description of a test of the use of videotape for part of the bankruptcy discharge hearing for debtors required by 11 U.S.C. Section 524(d). The test demonstrated that use of the videotape conserves judge time and can enhance the value of the hearing to the debtor.