8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 19, 2001

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                           ESQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                        1-11782                            13-3703760
               (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2100 NORTH BROADWAY, 2ND FLOOR, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA         92706
       (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 834-1571


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS.

         On March 19, 2001, the registrant announced that it has ceased all
operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for the Company and each
of its subsidiaries. The filings were made in the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the Central District of California in Santa Ana.

         The registrant also announced that Paul Bellamy, Chief Executive
Officer, and Joseph Trentacosta, Chief Financial Officer, had submitted their
resignations. In addition, the registrant said that it intends to discontinue
filing reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

a)   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.

     Not applicable.

b)   PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

     Not applicable.

c)   EXHIBITS

      99.1        Press Release issued March 19, 2001


                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        ESQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
                                        (Registrant)


                                        By:   /s/ Joseph Trentacosta
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                                        Name: Joseph Trentacosta
                                        Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 19, 2001

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                                                                    2001/003



                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                          ESQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
                           FILES CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY
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SANTA ANA, CA, March 19, 2001, Esquire Communications, Ltd. (OTC:ESQS) announced
today that it has ceased all operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy
proceedings for the Company and each of its subsidiaries. The filings were made
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in
Santa Ana.

As previously announced, Esquire Communications, Ltd. surrendered its assets to
Antares Leveraged Capital Corporation, as agent for the Company's lender group,
which subsequently sold the assets to Hobart West Legal Services, a human
resource company. The sale included the right to use the name Esquire Deposition
Services.

The Company also announced that Paul Bellamy, Chief Executive Officer, and
Joseph Trentacosta, Chief Financial Officer, had submitted their resignations.
In addition, the Company said that it intends to discontinue filing reports with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company was a provider of court reporting services and in certain markets,
also provided permanent and temporary staffing of legal and financial
professionals. In the past year, the Company reported a number of adverse
financial and operating developments, including the inability to pay principal
under its Senior Secured Credit Agreement Debt, and the suspension of payments
to holders of its Subordinated Notes.

STATEMENTS USED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE THAT RELATE TO FUTURE PLANS, EVENTS,
FINANCIAL RESULTS OR PERFORMANCE ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS DEFINED UNDER
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER
FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF CURRENT AND FUTURE SERVICES,
COMPETITIVE PRESSURES, AND INVESTMENT RISKS, COSTS AND POTENTIAL DISRUPTION OF
ACQUISITIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DETAILED FROM TIME TO
TIME IN THE COMPANY'S PERIODIC REPORTS ON FORMS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION. READERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO RELY ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO REPUBLISH REVISED
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE
HEREOF OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.

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