House Calendar No. 275

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3576

[Report No. 104–781]

A BILL

To designate the United States courthouse located

States Courthouse’’.diana, as the ‘‘Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh Unitedat 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, InSEPTEMBER 10, 1996

Reported with amendments, referred to the House

Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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House Calendar No. 275

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3576

[Report No. 104–781]

To designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan

Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ‘‘Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh United

States Courthouse’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 4, 1996

Mr. ROEMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

SEPTEMBER 10, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mr. JACOBS, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr.

MYERS of Indiana, and Mr. MCINTOSH

SEPTEMBER 10, 1996

Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar and ordered to

be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To designate the United States courthouse located at 401

South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the

‘‘Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh United States Courthouse’’.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

2 Congress finds that—

3 (1) the Honorable Judge Robert Kurtz

4 Rodibaugh has served the citizens and legal commu5 nity of the northern district of Indiana wisely, effi6 ciently, and honorably since his initial appointment

7 as a referee in bankruptcy in November 1960 and

8 throughout his lengthy career as a bankruptcy

9 judge;

10 (2) during his tenure Judge Rodibaugh has

11 overseen the growth of the bankruptcy court from

12 one small courtroom with a part-time referee and a

13 clerk’s office of 4 employees in South Bend, Indiana,

14 to 4 different courtrooms in the cities of South

15 Bend, Fort Wayne, Gary, and Lafayette, Indiana,

16 with 4 full-time judges and a clerk’s office of over

17 40 employees;

18 (3) Judge Rodibaugh has fulfilled his duties as

19 a referee in bankruptcy and bankruptcy judge with

20 patience, fairness, dedication, and legal scholarship

21 which is most worthy of recognition; and

22 (4) Judge Rodibaugh’s high standards have

23 benefited the many law clerks and judicial personnel

24 who have served under his tutelage, the lawyers who

25 have practiced before the bankruptcy court, as well
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1 as the citizens residing in the northern district of In2 diana.

3 SEC. 2. ROBERT KURTZ RODIBAUGH UNITED STATES

4 COURTHOUSE.

5 (a) DESIGNATION.—The United States courthouse

6 located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, In7 diana, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Robert

8 Kurtz Rodibaugh United States Courthouse’’.

9 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg10 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United

11 States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub12 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Rob13 ert Kurtz Rodibaugh United States Courthouse’’.

14 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

15 The United States courthouse located at 401 South

16 Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, shall be known

17 and designated as the ‘‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United States

18 Bankruptcy Courthouse’’.

19 SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

20 Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,

21 paper, or other record of the United States to the United

22 States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed

23 to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United States

24 Bankruptcy Courthouse’’.

Amend the title so as to read as follows: ‘‘A bill to

designate the United States courthouse located at 401
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South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the

‘Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy

Courthouse’.’’.