# United States Bankruptcy Court > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/federal_court_rules%3Amoeb%3A22b9c09ebb3556df ## Record - **Collection:** Court rules - **Document type:** Court rule ## Text United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Missouri Dana C. McWay Clerk of Court LOCAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE (as revised effective December 1, 2024) Adopted by: Honorable Bonnie L. Clair, Chief Judge Honorable Kathy A. Surratt-States Honorable Brian C. Walsh Table of Contents INTRODUCTION - SCOPE OF RULES ...............................................................................................1 L.R. 1001 - Scope of Rules and Forms; Short Title. .............................................................................1 A. Title and Citation. .........................................................................................................................1 B. Application. ...................................................................................................................................1 C. Effective Date. ...............................................................................................................................1 D. District Court Rules. .....................................................................................................................1 E. Procedures Manual. ......................................................................................................................1 F. Definitions. .....................................................................................................................................2 G. CM/ECF Event Codes. .................................................................................................................2 H. Conforming Changes. ...................................................................................................................2 PART I. COMMENCEMENT OF CASE; PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PETITION AND ORDER FOR RELIEF ....................................................................................................................3 L.R. 1002 - Case Commencement. ..........................................................................................................3 A. Declination of Filing......................................................................................................................3 B. Chapter 7 Cases. ...........................................................................................................................3 C. Chapter 11 Cases. .........................................................................................................................4 D. Chapter 12 Cases. .........................................................................................................................5 E. Chapter 13 Cases. .........................................................................................................................6 F. Filing Fees. .....................................................................................................................................6 G. Order and Notice of Documents Due. .........................................................................................6 H. Service of Amended Petition. .......................................................................................................6 L.R. 1006 - Payment of Filing Fees in Installments or Waiver of Filing Fee. .....................................7 A. General Requirements..................................................................................................................7 B. Waiver of Filing Fee in Chapter 7 Cases. ...................................................................................7 L.R. 1007-1 - Means Testing and Current Income Calculations..........................................................7 A. Median Family Income.................................................................................................................7 B. Monthly Expenses. ........................................................................................................................7 C. Documentation Supporting Means Test. ....................................................................................8 L.R. 1007-2 - Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1) Filing Requirements. ......................................................8 A. Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv). ...........................................................................................8 B. Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(v). ............................................................................................9 C. Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(vi)............................................................................................9 L.R. 1007-3 - Bankruptcy Code § 521(c) Education Accounts. ............................................................9 L.R. 1007-4 - Bankruptcy Code § 521 Tax Returns and Requests.......................................................9 A. Bankruptcy Code § 521(e)(2) - Tax Returns Filed with the Taxing Authority Pre-Petition. 9 B. Bankruptcy Code § 521(f) - Tax Returns Filed with the Taxing Authority Post-Petition. ....9 L.R. 1007-5 - Credit Counseling. .............................................................................................................9 A. Certificate of Credit Counseling..................................................................................................9 B. Certificate of Exigent Circumstances. ......................................................................................10 L.R. 1007-6 - Extension of Time to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. .................10 A. General Procedures. ...................................................................................................................10 B. Dismissal for Failure to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. ........................10 L.R. 1007-7 - Matrix. ..............................................................................................................................10 A. General Requirements................................................................................................................10 B. Matrix to Include Child Support Enforcement Agency. .........................................................11 C. United States Attorney’s Office, Missouri Department of Revenue, and U.S. Internal Revenue Service. .........................................................................................................................11 L.R. 1007-8 - Amended Statement of Social Security Number. .........................................................11 L.R. 1009 - Amended Schedules and/or Matrix. ..................................................................................11 A. Content of Amended Schedule or Matrix. ................................................................................11 B. Service. .........................................................................................................................................11 C. Large Chapter 11 Cases. ............................................................................................................12 D. Form Notice in Chapter 7 Individual Cases. ............................................................................12 E. Extension of Deadline for Objection to Discharge...................................................................12 L.R. 1015 - Joint Administration and Affiliated Debtor Cases. .........................................................12 A. Joint Cases. ..................................................................................................................................12 B. Affiliated Debtor Cases in Chapter 11. .....................................................................................12 1. Designation of Lead Case. ..............................................................................................13 2. Docket. .............................................................................................................................13 3. Style of Court Documents. .............................................................................................13 4. Claims. .............................................................................................................................13 L.R. 1016 – Notice of Death of Debtor. .................................................................................................13 L.R. 1017-1 - Motions to Dismiss. ..........................................................................................................13 A. General.........................................................................................................................................13 B. Motions to Dismiss for Failure to Provide or File Required Documents. .............................13 C. Motions to Dismiss for Failure to Appear at § 341 Meeting. ..................................................13 D. Dismissal in Chapter 13 Cases - General Provisions. ..............................................................14 E. Amended Plan or Other Responses to the Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Make Plan Payments. ...............................................................................................14 F. Amended Plans in Response to Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Feasibility.....................................................................................................................................14 L.R. 1017-2 - Motions to Reinstate Following Dismissal for Failure to File or Provide Required Documents or Attend § 341 Meeting. ...........................................................................................14 A. Time and Content. ......................................................................................................................14 B. Hearing, Service, Order. ............................................................................................................15 C. Effect of Reinstatement on Deadlines. ......................................................................................15 L.R. 1017-3 - Motions to Reinstate Following Dismissal on Trustee's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Make Plan Payments. ...................................................................................................15 A. Time, Content, and Service. .......................................................................................................15 B. Order Regarding Reinstatement. ..............................................................................................15 C. Effect of Reinstatement on Deadlines. ......................................................................................15 L.R. 1019 - Conversions. ........................................................................................................................16 A. General Filing Requirements in a Converted Case. ................................................................16 1. Matrix, Verification of Matrix, and Attorney Compensation Disclosure Statement. 16 2. Individual Debtors. .........................................................................................................16 3. Debtors that are not Individuals. ..................................................................................17 4. Means Test/Statement of Current Monthly Income Forms .......................................17 B. Reconversion of Certain Chapter 13 Cases. .............................................................................18 C. Initial Debtor Interview upon Conversion to Chapter 11. ......................................................18 L.R. 1030 - Requests for Documents. ....................................................................................................18 L.R. 1040 - Access to Filed Tax Documents. ........................................................................................18 A. General Provisions. .....................................................................................................................18 B. Disposition of Tax Documents. ..................................................................................................19 PART II. ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE ...........................................................................20 L.R. 2002-1 - Address for Service..........................................................................................................20 A. Address for Service. ....................................................................................................................20 B. Certain Government Entities. ....................................................................................................20 C. Service on Registered Agent. .....................................................................................................20 L.R. 2002-2 - Notice of Commencement of Case and § 341 Meeting. ................................................20 A. Service and Form of Notice. .......................................................................................................20 B. Child Support Claimants. ..........................................................................................................20 L.R. 2002-3 - Returned Notices. ............................................................................................................21 L.R. 2003 - § 341 Meetings. ....................................................................................................................21 A. Requests to Continue or Reschedule the § 341 Meeting, Notice of Re-setting, and Extension......................................................................................................................................21 B. Continuance of the § 341 Meeting Announced at Meeting. ....................................................21 C. Failure to Attend the § 341 Meeting..........................................................................................22 D. Required Documents at the § 341 Meeting. ..............................................................................22 E. Waiver of Attendance. ................................................................................................................22 L.R. 2004 - Motion for Examination under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004. .................................................22 A. Parties to Confer. ........................................................................................................................22 B. Consent Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004 Motions. .................................................................................22 C. Contested Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004 Motions. ..............................................................................22 L.R. 2014 - Employment of Professionals. ............................................................................................23 A. General Requirements................................................................................................................23 B. Employment of Counsel for Debtors in Chapter 13 Cases. ....................................................23 L.R. 2015-1 - Duty of Debtor in Chapter 12 Case................................................................................23 A. Duties on Commencement of Case. ...........................................................................................23 B. Duty to Disclose Disposable Income. .........................................................................................23 L.R. 2015-2 - Duty of Debtor in Chapter 13 Case................................................................................24 A. Wage Order. ................................................................................................................................24 B. Disclosure of Material Change in Financial Condition. ..........................................................24 C. Insurance on Motor Vehicles in Chapter 13 Cases. .................................................................24 1. Required Coverage. ........................................................................................................24 2. Proof of Insurance Coverage. ........................................................................................24 L.R. 2015-3 - Duty of Debtor in Chapter 11 Case................................................................................24 A. General Requirements................................................................................................................24 B. Insurance Requirements - Debtor-in-Possession. ....................................................................24 1. General Requirements....................................................................................................24 2. Proof of Insurance. .........................................................................................................25 C. Subchapter V Specific Duties.....................................................................................................25 L.R. 2016-1 - Compensation of Professionals. ......................................................................................25 A. Disclosure of Compensation and Pre-petition Retainers. .......................................................25 B. Applications for Compensation. ................................................................................................25 1. Format of Application for Compensation. ...................................................................25 2. Service of Applications for Compensation. ..................................................................26 C. Reimbursement of Expenses ......................................................................................................26 D. Objections to Applications for Compensation. ........................................................................26 1. In all Cases Except Chapter 11......................................................................................26 2. In Chapter 11 Cases........................................................................................................26 E. Hearings on Applications for Compensation. ..........................................................................26 1. Negative Notice in all Cases Except Chapter 11. .........................................................26 2. Chapter 11 Cases. ...........................................................................................................26 L.R. 2016-2 - Payment of Professional Fees in Chapter 11 Cases. .....................................................27 A. General Requirements in Chapter 11 Cases. ...........................................................................27 B. Monthly Bills (Fee Statements) in Chapter 11 Cases. .............................................................27 C. Interim Applications in Chapter 11 Cases. ..............................................................................27 L.R. 2016-3 - Employment and Compensation of Debtor’s Counsel in Chapter 13 Cases. .............27 A. Fee Election Requirements. .......................................................................................................27 1. Flat Fee Option. ..............................................................................................................27 2. Fee Application Option. .................................................................................................27 B. Service of Applications. ..............................................................................................................28 C. Fees upon Pre-confirmation Case Dismissal. ...........................................................................28 L.R. 2016-4 - Payment of Chapter 12 Trustee Fees. ............................................................................28 L.R. 2090 - Attorney Admission. ...........................................................................................................28 A. General Admission to Practice before the Bankruptcy Court. ..............................................28 B. Admission Pro Hac Vice and Local Counsel. ...........................................................................28 1. Motion. .............................................................................................................................28 2. Local Counsel. .................................................................................................................29 3. Appearance without Pro Hac Vice Admission. ............................................................29 L.R. 2091 - Withdrawal of Counsel. ......................................................................................................29 A. General Requirements................................................................................................................29 1. Motion Necessary. ...........................................................................................................29 2. Notice Necessary. ............................................................................................................29 3. Substitution of Counsel. .................................................................................................30 B. Chapter 13 Attorneys Fees. ........................................................................................................30 L.R. 2092 - Attorney Changes of Address. ...........................................................................................30 L.R. 2093 - Professional Conduct and Obligations of Attorneys. ......................................................31 A. Professional Conduct. .................................................................................................................31 B. Duty to Confer. ............................................................................................................................31 C. Obligations of Attorneys. ...........................................................................................................31 L.R. 2094 - Attorney Discipline .............................................................................................................31 A. Disbarment or Suspension by Another Court..........................................................................31 B. Request for Reinstatement. ........................................................................................................32 C. Non-exclusivity. ...........................................................................................................................32 PART III - A. CLAIMS AND DISTRIBUTION TO CREDITORS..............................................33 L.R. 3001 - Proofs of Claim....................................................................................................................33 A. Form. ............................................................................................................................................33 B. Exhibits. .......................................................................................................................................33 C. Service of Proof of Claim in Chapter 7, 12 and 13 Cases........................................................33 D. Transferred Claims.....................................................................................................................33 E. Chapter 13 Liens on Principal Residence - Evidentiary Effect. .............................................33 L.R. 3002 - General Proof of Claim Filing Provisions.........................................................................33 A. Chapter 7. ....................................................................................................................................33 B. Conversions. ................................................................................................................................34 C. Lease Rejection and Avoidance Action Claims........................................................................34 L.R. 3002.1 - Notice Relating to Claims Secured by Security Interest in the Debtor’s Principal Residence. ........................................................................................................................................34 A. Filing. ...........................................................................................................................................34 B. Motion for Determination of Final Cure and Payment...........................................................34 C. Closing Case. ...............................................................................................................................34 D. Surrender or Stay Relief. ...........................................................................................................34 E. Creditor’s Attorney Fees in Chapter 13 Cases ........................................................................35 L.R. 3003 - Additional Proof of Claim Filing Provisions for Chapter 11 Cases. ..............................35 A. Claims Bar Date. .........................................................................................................................35 B. Notice of Bar Date. ......................................................................................................................35 C. Newly Added Creditors. .............................................................................................................35 L.R. 3004 - Filing of Claims by Debtor. ................................................................................................35 L.R. 3007 - Objections to Claims...........................................................................................................35 A. In all Cases Except Chapter 13..................................................................................................35 B. Chapter 13 Claim Objections. ...................................................................................................36 C. Omnibus Objections. ..................................................................................................................36 D. Claim Objections Based on Lien Avoidance. ...........................................................................36 L.R. 3010 – Small Dividends and Payments .........................................................................................36 L.R. 3011 – Unclaimed Funds and Registry Funds. ............................................................................36 PART III – B. CHAPTER 11, 12 AND 13 PLANS AND PROCEDURES FOR CONFIRMATION ..........................................................................................................................................................37 L.R. 3015-1 – Chapter 12 Plans – Plan Contents. ................................................................................37 A. Payments to Trustee for Fees. ....................................................................................................37 B. “Reasonable Time” to Cure Defaults under Bankruptcy Code § 1222(b)(5)........................37 C. Turnover of Collateral................................................................................................................37 D. Treatment of Claims. ..................................................................................................................37 E. Distribution on Secured Claims.................................................................................................37 F. Interest on Secured Claims. .......................................................................................................37 G. Payments through the Plan. .......................................................................................................38 L.R. 3015-2 - Chapter 13 Plans - Plan Contents. .................................................................................38 A. “Reasonable Time” to Cure Defaults under Bankruptcy Code § 1322(b)(5)........................38 B. Turnover of Collateral................................................................................................................38 C. Minimum Distribution to Unsecured Creditors. .....................................................................38 D. Payments by the Debtor Directly to the Creditor. ...................................................................38 E. Interest on Secured Claims. .......................................................................................................39 F. Monthly Payments. .....................................................................................................................39 G. Payment of Chapter 13 Attorneys Fees through Plan. ............................................................39 H. Valuation and Treatment of Secured Vehicle Claims. ............................................................39 I. Treatment of Claims. ..................................................................................................................39 J. Distribution on Secured Claims.................................................................................................40 K. Adequate Protection in Chapter 13 Cases. ...............................................................................40 L.R. 3015-3 - Chapter 12 and 13 Plans - Form and Filing. .................................................................40 A. Mandatory Model Plan. .............................................................................................................40 B. Designation, Caption, and Signature on Chapter 12 and 13 Plans. .......................................40 C. Service of Plan and Amended Plans..........................................................................................40 D. Prohibition of Modification by Interlineation. .........................................................................40 L.R. 3015-4 - Chapter 12 and 13 Plans - Confirmation Procedures. .................................................41 A. Original Confirmation Hearing.................................................................................................41 B. Attendance at Confirmation Hearings......................................................................................41 C. Certification of Payment of DSOs and Taxes as a Condition for Confirmation...................41 D. Trustee’s Certification Concerning Confirmation ..................................................................41 E. “Substantially Current.” ............................................................................................................41 F. Trustee to Provide Order. ..........................................................................................................41 G. Objections to Original Plan. ......................................................................................................42 H. Pre-confirmation Amended Plans. ............................................................................................42 I. Objections to Pre-confirmation Amended Plans. ....................................................................42 J. Service of Chapter 12 Confirmation Order. ............................................................................42 L.R. 3015-5 - Chapter 12 and 13 Plans - Post-Confirmation Amendments and Modifications. .....42 A. Motion to Approve or Confirm an Amended Plan. .................................................................42 B. Service of Motion to Approve or Confirm an Amended Plan. ...............................................42 1. Generally. ........................................................................................................................42 2. Limited Service. ..............................................................................................................42 C. Objections to Motion to Approve or Confirm an Amended Plan. .........................................43 D. Confirmation and Trustee’s Certification. ...............................................................................43 L.R. 3015-6 – Chapter 13 Suspension of Monthly Trustee Payments. ..............................................43 A. Request for Suspension of Monthly Trustee Payments...........................................................43 B. Treatment of Funds Remitted to Trustee Despite Court-Ordered Suspension. ...................43 C. Treatment of Suspended Plan Payments. .................................................................................43 D. Limitation on Suspension of Monthly Trustee Payments. ......................................................44 L.R. 3017 - Plan Disclosure Statement in Chapter 11 Cases. .............................................................44 A. Form and Service of Disclosure Statement...............................................................................44 B. Notice of Chapter 11 Disclosure Statement and Hearing Thereon. .......................................44 C. Objection to Disclosure Statement. ...........................................................................................44 D. Notice of Approval of Disclosure Statement and Notice of Confirmation Hearing. ............44 L.R. 3017.1 – Small Business Chapter 11 Requirements. ...................................................................45 L.R. 3017.2 – Subchapter V Requirements. .........................................................................................45 L.R. 3018 - Acceptance or Rejection of Chapter 11 Plan....................................................................45 A. Summary of the Ballots Cast. ....................................................................................................45 B. Tabulation of Balloting...............................................................................................................46 C. Preservation of Ballots................................................................................................................46 L.R. 3020 - Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plan. .....................................................................................46 A. Objections to Confirmation. ......................................................................................................46 B. Confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan. ..........................................................................................47 C. Certification of DSOs as a Condition for Confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan. ....................47 L.R. 3021 - Distribution on Claims in Chapter 13 Cases. ...................................................................47 A. Distribution Following Relief from the Automatic Stay. ........................................................47 1. Certain Lienholders Not Entitled to Share in Subsequent Distributions. .................47 2. Option to Receive Continued Distributions. ................................................................47 B. Distribution on Claims following Relief from the Automatic Stay against Co-Debtor. .......48 C. Post-petition Adjustments on Monthly Payments to a Creditor. ...........................................48 D. Payments to Secured Creditors after Minimum Distribution to Unsecureds. ......................48 E. Payments to Attorneys upon Disbarment or Suspension. .......................................................48 F. Chapter 13 Creditor Disclosure of Real Estate Mortgage Obligations. ................................48 G. Application of Payments Secured by Real Estate in Chapter 13 Cases. ................................49 L.R. 3022 - Final Decree in Chapter 11 Cases. ....................................................................................49 A. Application for Final Decree. .....................................................................................................49 B. Service of Application for Final Decree and Objections Thereto. .........................................49 PART IV. THE DEBTOR, DUTIES, AND BENEFITS ....................................................................50 L.R. 4001-1 - Relief from the Automatic Stay. .....................................................................................50 A. Service of Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. .........................................................50 B. Hearings on Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. .....................................................50 C. Content of Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay. .........................................................50 1. Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay to Foreclose on Collateral.....................50 2. Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay for All Other Purposes. .......................51 D. Responses to Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. ....................................................51 E. Duty to Confer. ............................................................................................................................51 F. Consent Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. ............................................................51 1. General Provisions. .........................................................................................................51 2. Chapter 7 Cases. .............................................................................................................52 3. Chapter 13 Cases. ...........................................................................................................52 G. Orders on Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay..........................................................52 H. Mandatory Form Consent Order & Stipulation re: Relief from Stay on Real Property. ...52 I. Emergency and Ex Parte Relief from the Automatic Stay. ....................................................52 L.R. 4001-2 - Requests for Continuation of the Stay. ..........................................................................52 L.R. 4001-3 - Motion for Imposition of the Stay. .................................................................................52 L.R. 4001-4 - Motion for Order Confirming the Stay is Inapplicable. ..............................................53 L.R. 4001-5 - Automatic Stay with Respect to Lessors of Real Property under Bankruptcy Code § 362(l). ...............................................................................................................................................53 L.R. 4002-1 – Designation of Responsible Individual ..........................................................................54 L.R. 4003-1 - Scheduling Exemptions. ..................................................................................................54 L.R. 4003-2 - Motion to Avoid Liens under Bankruptcy Code § 522(f)(1)........................................54 A. Content and Service. ...................................................................................................................54 B. Responses and Hearings. ............................................................................................................55 C. Objections to Claims Based On Lien Avoidance. ....................................................................55 L.R. 4003-3 - Motion by Individual Debtor to Recover Tangible Personal Property Under § 542(a) ..........................................................................................................................................................55 L.R. 4004-1 - Discharge. .........................................................................................................................55 A. Discharge in Chapter 12 Cases. .................................................................................................55 1. General Provisions. .........................................................................................................55 2. Certification of Payment of DSOs as a Condition for Discharge - Chapter 12.........55 B. Discharge in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Cases. ................................................................................55 1. General Provisions. .........................................................................................................55 2. Certification of Payment of DSOs as a Condition for Discharge - Chapter 13. ........56 C. Discharge in an Individual Chapter 11 Case. ..........................................................................56 L.R. 4004-2 - Post-Petition Personal Financial Management. ............................................................56 A. General Provisions. .....................................................................................................................56 B. Relief from the Case being Closed without a Discharge. ........................................................56 C. Proof of Completion....................................................................................................................56 D. Exemption. ...................................................................................................................................56 E. Filing. ...........................................................................................................................................57 L.R. 4004-3 - Closing of Case without Discharge. ...............................................................................57 L.R. 4004-4 - Delay of Discharge. ..........................................................................................................57 L.R. 4008 - Reaffirmation Agreements. ................................................................................................57 PART V. COURT AND CLERK’S OFFICE OPERATIONS ....................................................58 L.R. 5005 - Filing and Transmittal of Papers. .....................................................................................58 A. Electronic Filing. .........................................................................................................................58 B. Consent to Electronic Service and Effect of Notice. ................................................................58 C. Location, Place and Manner of Filing.......................................................................................58 D. Documents Declined for Filing. .................................................................................................58 L.R. 5009 - Closing Procedures. ............................................................................................................59 A. Closing Procedures in Chapter 12 Cases. .................................................................................59 B. Closing Procedures in Chapter 7 Cases. ...................................................................................59 C. Closing Procedures in Chapter 13 Cases ..................................................................................59 D. Closing Procedures in Chapter 11 Cases. .................................................................................60 L.R. 5011 - Withdrawal of Reference. ..................................................................................................60 A. Time and Manner. ......................................................................................................................60 B. Response. .....................................................................................................................................60 C. Place of Filing and Controlling Rules. ......................................................................................60 PART VI. COLLECTION AND LIQUIDATION OF THE ESTATE ........................................61 L.R. 6007 - Abandonment of Assets at the § 341 Meeting. .................................................................61 PART VII. ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS AND JUDGMENTS ..................................................62 L.R. 7003 - Commencement of Adversary Proceedings. .....................................................................62 A. Cover Sheet. .................................................................................................................................62 B. Filing Fee. ....................................................................................................................................62 C. Caption.........................................................................................................................................62 L.R. 7004 - Summons..............................................................................................................................62 A. Issuance. .......................................................................................................................................62 B. Service of Summons. ...................................................................................................................62 L.R. 7016 - Pre-trial Procedures. ..........................................................................................................62 A. Duty to Exchange Witness and Exhibit Lists, and Exhibits. ..................................................62 B. Objections to Exhibits. ...............................................................................................................62 C. Duty to Confer and Settlement Conference. ............................................................................63 L.R. 7026 - Discovery..............................................................................................................................63 A. Discovery to Begin Promptly. ....................................................................................................63 B. Required Disclosures. .................................................................................................................63 C. Filing of Discovery Materials. ....................................................................................................63 D. Deadline for Discovery. ..............................................................................................................63 L.R. 7041 – Dismissal of Adversary Proceeding. .................................................................................63 L.R. 7055 - Default Judgment. ...............................................................................................................63 A. Clerk’s Entry of Default. ............................................................................................................63 B. Motion for Default Judgment. ...................................................................................................64 C. Service of Motion for Default Judgment. .................................................................................64 D. Hearing on Motion for Default Judgment. ...............................................................................64 L.R. 7056 - Motions for Summary Judgment. .....................................................................................65 A. Motion for Summary Judgment. ...............................................................................................65 B. Memorandum in Support. .........................................................................................................65 C. Responses. ....................................................................................................................................65 D. Memorandum in Opposition......................................................................................................65 E. Response Time.............................................................................................................................65 F. Page Limits. .................................................................................................................................65 G. Hearings. ......................................................................................................................................65 PART VIII. APPEALS ........................................................................................................................66 L.R. 8001 - Notice of Appeal and Filing Requirements.......................................................................66 A. General Requirements................................................................................................................66 B. Appeals to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. ...........................................................................66 C. Appeals to the District Court. ....................................................................................................66 D. Direct Appeal to the Circuit Court. ..........................................................................................66 PART IX. FORMAT OF FILINGS, MOTION PRACTICE, GENERAL PROVISIONS ........67 L.R. 9004 - Format and Title of Filings. ...............................................................................................67 A. Captions. ......................................................................................................................................67 B. Title of Filings..............................................................................................................................67 C. Format of Filings.........................................................................................................................67 D. Certificates of Service. ................................................................................................................67 1. CM/ECF Service. ............................................................................................................67 2. Parties not served by CM/ECF. .....................................................................................68 3. Time and Manner of Filing. ...........................................................................................68 L.R. 9006 - Requests for Extension of Time. ........................................................................................68 L.R. 9010 - Appearance without Attorney - Corporations or Other Business Entities. ..................68 L.R. 9011 - Signatures. ...........................................................................................................................68 A. General.........................................................................................................................................68 B. Filing in Representative Capacity. ............................................................................................69 C. Retention. .....................................................................................................................................69 D. Electronic Proof of Claim System (“ePOC”). ..........................................................................69 L.R. 9013-1 - Motion Practice. ...............................................................................................................69 A. Service of Motions and Responses.............................................................................................69 B. Response Deadline. .....................................................................................................................70 C. Prohibition of General Denials. .................................................................................................70 D. Failure to File Responsive Pleading. .........................................................................................70 E. Memoranda of Law. ...................................................................................................................70 F. Consent Motions. ........................................................................................................................70 G. Joinder .........................................................................................................................................70 L.R. 9013-2 - Expedited or Emergency Matters. .................................................................................70 A. Motion For Expedited or Emergency Hearing. .......................................................................70 B. Response to Expedited or Emergency Matters. .......................................................................71 C. Expedited or Emergency Hearings on Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. ..........71 D. Ex Parte Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. ...........................................................71 L.R. 9013-3 - Chapter 11 Case Administration. ..................................................................................71 A. First Day Matters in Chapter 11 Cases. ...................................................................................71 1. General Provisions. .........................................................................................................71 2. Coordination with United States Trustee. ....................................................................71 B. Initial Debtor Interview in Chapter 11 Cases. .........................................................................72 C. Regular Hearing Dates and Agenda..........................................................................................72 D. Master Service and Notice Lists. ...............................................................................................72 1. Master Service List. ........................................................................................................72 2. Master Notice List...........................................................................................................72 E. Service of Motions and Notices. .................................................................................................72 F. Certificate of Service. .................................................................................................................73 L.R. 9015 - Jury Trials. ..........................................................................................................................73 A. General Provisions. .....................................................................................................................73 B. Jury Demand and Withdrawal of Reference. ..........................................................................73 1. Time, Form, and Consent. .............................................................................................73 2. Specification of Issues. ....................................................................................................73 3. Determination by Court. ................................................................................................73 4. Cover Sheet Insufficient. ................................................................................................73 5. Waiver. .............................................................................................................................73 6. Trial by the Court. ..........................................................................................................74 7. Pre-trial Procedure where Jury Trial Demanded. ......................................................74 8. Motion for Withdrawal of the Reference in Adversary Proceeding where Jury Trial Demanded. ...................................................................................................................................74 9. Right to Jury Trial. .........................................................................................................74 L.R. 9016 - Subpoenas. ...........................................................................................................................74 L.R. 9019 - Mediation. ............................................................................................................................74 A. Choosing the Mediator. ..............................................................................................................74 B. Compensation of Mediators. ......................................................................................................74 C. No Stay of Proceedings. ..............................................................................................................74 D. Mediation Statements. ................................................................................................................74 E. Attendance. ..................................................................................................................................74 F. Mediation Report. .......................................................................................................................74 G. Confidentiality.............................................................................................................................75 L.R. 9027 – Removal ...............................................................................................................................75 A. Commencing an Adversary Proceeding via Notice of Removal .............................................75 B. Statements in Notice of Removal or Related Filings Regarding Consent to Entry of Order or Judgment in Core Proceeding...............................................................................................75 L.R. 9037-1 - Privacy and Redaction of Documents. ...........................................................................76 A. General Provisions. .....................................................................................................................76 B. Redaction of Personal Identifiers. .............................................................................................76 1. Social Security Numbers. ...............................................................................................76 2. Names of Minor children. ..............................................................................................76 3. Dates of Birth. .................................................................................................................76 4. Financial Account Numbers. .........................................................................................76 L.R. 9037-2 – Filing Under Seal ............................................................................................................76 A. Public Record. .............................................................................................................................76 B. Motion to File Under Seal. .........................................................................................................76 C. Document Proposed to be Sealed ..............................................................................................77 D. Objections. ...................................................................................................................................77 E. Ruling on Motion to File Under Seal. .......................................................................................77 L.R. 9040 - Exhibits. ...............................................................................................................................77 L.R. 9050 - Proposed Orders. ................................................................................................................77 A. Time for Submission. ..................................................................................................................77 B. Content.........................................................................................................................................78 C. Service in Non-Chapter 11 Cases. .............................................................................................78 D. Service in Chapter 11 Cases. ......................................................................................................78 E. Valuation of Property. ................................................................................................................78 L.R. 9060 - Notices and Hearings. .........................................................................................................78 A. Scheduling Hearings. ..................................................................................................................78 B. Format of Notice of Hearing. .....................................................................................................78 1. Content of Notice of Hearing. ........................................................................................78 2. Combined Motion and Notice of Hearing. ...................................................................79 C. Service of Notice of Hearing. .....................................................................................................79 D. Maintenance of Clerk’s Mailing Matrix – Returned Notices. ................................................79 E. Continuance of Hearings. ...........................................................................................................79 L.R. 9061 - Negative Notice Procedures. ..............................................................................................80 A. Negative Notice. ...........................................................................................................................80 B. Response to Matters set on Negative Notice. ............................................................................80 C. Format for Negative Notice. .......................................................................................................80 D. Notice of Hearing when a Response is Filed. ............................................................................81 E. Certification of No Response / Certification of Resolution. ....................................................81 L.R. 9062 - Matters Without Hearing. ..................................................................................................82 L.R. 9070 - Telephonic and Video Conference Hearings. ...................................................................83 L.R. 9075 - Use of Photographic and Recording Equipment. ............................................................83 United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Missouri LOCAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE INTRODUCTION - SCOPE OF RULES L.R. 1001 - Scope of Rules and Forms; Short Title. A. Title and Citation. These Rules are adopted pursuant to Rule 9029 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure to govern the local practice and procedures before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “Court”). These Rules will be known as the “Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri” (the “Rules”) and will be cited as “L.R.” herein. These Rules may be amended or supplemented from time to time by additional orders as the Court deems necessary. Any amendments or supplements to these Rules will be contained either in the Court’s procedures manual (“Procedures Manual”) described in L.R. 1001(E), or in a separate General Order. All references to provisions of the Bankruptcy Code are to Title 11 of the United States Code. All references to the District Court are to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. B. Application. These Rules will apply to all cases and proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri except to the extent the Court determines application of the Rules would not be feasible or as otherwise more specifically provided herein. Failure to comply with these Rules may result in denial of relief requested, dismissal, or other sanctions. Should any provision of the Court’s Procedures Manual conflict with the Rules, the Rules will control, L.R. 1001(E) notwithstanding. C. Effective Date. These Rules become effective on December 1, 2022. These Rules supersede all previous rules and any conflicting Orders promulgated by this Court or by any Judge of the Court. The Rules governing plan contents will be the rules in effect at the time the plan was originally filed. For previous versions of the Rules, go to the Archives section of the Court’s web site here, or contact the Court. D. District Court Rules. The Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri will apply in cases and proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court only to the extent the District Court Rules are specifically incorporated into these Rules. Rule 81-9.01 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri governing bankruptcy matters is incorporated herein. E. Procedures Manual. The Clerk of Court will publish operating procedures for this Court in a Procedures Manual. The Procedures Manual will contain procedures, guidelines and instructions incidental to these Rules. The Procedures Manual will be appended to these Rules and will be maintained on the Court’s web 1 site here. Reference in these Rules to any form, guideline or instruction in the Procedures Manual will refer to the then-applicable form, guideline or instruction maintained by the Clerk of Court. All parties before the Court must follow the procedures, guidelines, and instructions set forth in the Procedures Manual and may be sanctioned for failing to do so. If, for some reason, a party is unable to comply with any provision of the Procedures Manual, that party must contact the Clerk of Court’s Office for guidance on how to proceed before filing. The method of computing time set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9006(a) applies to these Rules and the Procedures Manual. F. Definitions. When these Rules require notice to or service upon the “debtor,” “creditor,” or other named party, service must be made upon the attorney for such party, if any, unless service on the party is specifically required by these or other applicable statutes or rules. Any reference to the “debtor” will include any co-debtors, unless otherwise indicated. All references to the “Trustee” are to the case trustee. G. CM/ECF Event Codes. There are several references to CM/ECF event codes in these Rules. To the extent the name of the event codes change in CM/ECF, the Clerk of Court may, from time to time, substitute conforming event codes in these Rules as necessary without further order of the Court. The Clerk of Court will issue a public notice to advise of any such change. H. Conforming Changes. To the extent that the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Official Bankruptcy Forms, and /or the national Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts’ Procedural (“Director’s”) Forms are revised from time to time, the Clerk of Court may revise these Rules to conform to such changes upon order of the Court. The Clerk of Court will issue a public notice to advise of any such revision. 2 PART I. COMMENCEMENT OF CASE; PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PETITION AND ORDER FOR RELIEF L.R. 1002 - Case Commencement. A. Declination of Filing. The Clerk of Court will decline to accept for filing, and the Court will promptly dismiss any case if: 1. 2. 3. 4. the voluntary petition is not signed by the debtor, or the involuntary petition is not signed by the petitioning creditors; the voluntary petition is not accompanied by a matrix and verification pursuant to L.R. 10077; the filing fee is neither paid nor provided for by an Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived or an Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments, as applicable; An unrepresented party presenting a bankruptcy petition or documents relating to the petition for filing at the intake counter does not produce and allow the Clerk of Court to scan or copy their current and legible government-issued photo identification; or a person acting on behalf of an unrepresented party presenting a bankruptcy petition or documents relating to the petition for filing at the intake counter does not produce and allow the Clerk of Court to scan or copy their current and legible government-issued photo identification along with providing a copy of the filers’ current and legible government-issued photo identification. B. Chapter 7 Cases. The following documents are required to be filed to commence a voluntary Chapter 7 case and should be arranged in the following order. All documents listed are due with the petition unless otherwise specified. 1. 2. Voluntary Petition (Official Form B 101 for individuals or B 201 for non-individuals) Summary of Assets and Liabilities (includes Certain Statistical Information for nonindividuals) (Official Form B 106Sum for individuals or B 206Sum for non-individuals) (due within 14 days) 3. Schedules (Official Forms 106 series for individuals or B 206 series for non-individuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) 4. Declaration About an Individual Debtor’s Schedules (Official Form B 106Dec) (individuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) 5. Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Non-Individual Debtors (Official Form B 202) (nonindividuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) 6. Statement of Financial Affairs (Official Form B 107 for individuals or B 207 for nonindividuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) 7. Statement of Corporate Ownership (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(a)(1)) (corporate cases only) (due within fourteen (14) days) 8. Attorney Compensation Disclosure (Official Form B 2030) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b)) (due within fourteen (14) days) 9. Matrix and Verification of Creditor Matrix (Local Form 2) 10. Credit Counseling Certificate or a Motion for Exemption (Bankruptcy Code §§ 109(h) and 521(b)) (individuals only) (due immediately unless Petition item #15 indicates that the Credit Counseling Certificate will be filed within fourteen (14) days) 3 11. Means Test Form/Statement of Current Monthly Income (Official Form B 122 A-1, and, if necessary, B 122 A-1Supp and/or B 122 A-2) (individuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) 12. Filing Fee, Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments, or Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived. Only individuals may pay in installments or file an Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived. 13. Bankruptcy Petition Preparer’s Notice, Declaration, and Signature (Official Form B 119) (individuals only) 14. Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (Official Form B 2800) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(c)) (due with the petition) 15. Statement About Your Social Security Numbers (Official Form B 121) (individuals only) (due with the petition) C. Chapter 11 Cases. The following documents are required to be filed to commence a voluntary Chapter 11 case and should be arranged in the following order. All documents listed are due with the petition unless otherwise specified. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Voluntary Petition (Official Form B 101 for individuals, B 201 for non-individuals) Attachment to Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11 (Official Form B 201 A) (corporate Chapter 11 debtors that are publicly held) (due within seven (7) days) List of Creditors Holding 20 Largest Unsecured Claims (Official Form B 104 for individuals, B 204 for non-individuals) Summary of Assets and Liabilities (includes Certain Statistical Information for nonindividuals) (Official Form B 106Sum for individuals or B 206Sum for non-individuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) Schedules (Official Forms B 106 series for individuals or B 206 series for non-individuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) Declaration About an Individual Debtor’s Schedules (Official Form B 106Dec) (individuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Non-Individual Debtors (Official Form B 202) (nonindividuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Statement of Financial Affairs (Official Form B 107 for individuals or B 207 for nonindividuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) Statement of Corporate Ownership (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(a)(1)) (corporate cases only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Attorney Compensation Disclosure (Official Form B 2030) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b)) (due within fourteen (14) days) Matrix and Verification of Creditor Matrix (Local Form 2) Credit Counseling Certificate or a Motion for Exemption (Bankruptcy Code §§ 109(h) and 521(b)) (individuals only) (due immediately unless Petition item #15 indicates that the Credit Counseling Certificate will be filed within fourteen (14) days) Statement of Your Current Monthly Income (Official Form B 122 B) (individual cases only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Filing Fee or Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments. Only individuals may pay in installments. Bankruptcy Petition Preparer’s Notice, Declaration, and Signature (Official Form B 119) (individuals only) 4 16. Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (Official Form B 2800) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(c)) (individuals only) (due with the petition) 17. Statement About Your Social Security Numbers (Official Form B 121) (individuals only) (due with petition) 18. Chapter 11 Small Business Requirements. (Bankruptcy Code § 1116(1)) a. Balance Sheet b. Statement of Operations c. Cash-Flow Statement; and d. Federal Income Tax Returns; or e. Statement under penalty of perjury that no Balance Sheet, Statement of Operations, and/or Cash Flow Statement has been prepared and/or no Federal tax return has been filed D. Chapter 12 Cases. The following documents are required to be filed to commence a Chapter 12 case and should be arranged in the following order. All documents listed are due with the petition unless otherwise specified. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Voluntary Petition (Official Form B 101 for individuals or B 201 for non-individuals) Summary of Assets and Liabilities (includes Certain Statistical Information for nonindividuals) (Official Form B 106Sum for individuals or B 206Sum for non-individuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) Schedules (Official Forms 106 series for individuals or B 206 series for non-individuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) Declaration About an Individual Debtor’s Schedules (Official Form B 106Dec) (individuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Non-Individual Debtors (Official Form B 202) (nonindividuals only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Statement of Financial Affairs (Official Form B107 for individuals or B207 for nonindividuals) (due within fourteen (14) days) Chapter 12 Plan (due within ninety (90) days) Statement of Corporate Ownership (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(a)(1)) (corporate cases only) (due within fourteen (14) days) Attorney Compensation Disclosure (Official Form B 2030) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b)) (due within fourteen (14) days) Matrix and Verification of Creditor Matrix (Local Form 2) Credit Counseling Certificate or a Motion for Exemption (Bankruptcy Code §§ 109(h) and 521(b)) (individuals only) (due immediately unless Petition item #15 indicates that the Credit Counseling Certificate will be filed within fourteen (14) days) Filing Fee or Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments. Only individuals may pay in installments. Bankruptcy Petition Preparer’s Notice, Declaration, and Signature (Official Form B 119) (individuals only) Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (Official Form B 2800) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(c)) (individuals only) (due with the petition) Statement About Your Social Security Numbers (Official Form B 121) (individuals only) (due with the petition) 5 E. Chapter 13 Cases. The following documents are required to be filed to commence a Chapter 13 case and should be arranged in the following order. All documents listed are due with the petition unless otherwise specified. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Voluntary Petition (Official Form B 101) Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities and Certain Statistical Information (Official Form B 106Sum) (due within fourteen (14) days) Schedules (Official Forms B 106 series) (due within fourteen (14) days) Declaration About an Individual Debtor’s Schedules (Official Form B 106Dec) (due within fourteen (14) days) Statement of Financial Affairs (Official Form B 107) (due within fourteen (14) days) Chapter 13 Plan (Local Form 13) (due within fourteen (14) days) Attorney Compensation Disclosure (Official Form B 2030) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b)) (due within fourteen (14) days) Chapter 13 Attorney Fee Election Form (CM/ECF Virtual Event - no document needs to be uploaded) (due within fourteen (14) days) Matrix and Verification of Creditor Matrix (Local Form 2) Credit Counseling Certificate or a Motion for Exemption (Bankruptcy Code §§ 109(h) and 521(b)) (due immediately unless Petition item #15 indicates that the Credit Counseling Certificate will be filed within fourteen (14) days) Statement of Current Monthly Income and Disposable Income Calculation Form (Official Form B 122 C-1, and, if necessary, B 122 C-2) (due within fourteen (14) days) Filing Fee or Application to Pay Filing Fee In Installments Bankruptcy Petition Preparer’s Notice, Declaration, and Signature (Official Form B 119) (individuals only) Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (Official Form B 2800) (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(c)) (individuals only) (due with the petition) Statement About Your Social Security Numbers (Official Form B 121) (due with petition) F. Filing Fees. Reference the Court’s web site at http://www.moeb.uscourts.gov/filing-fees for filing fees required to commence a bankruptcy case. G. Order and Notice of Documents Due. The Court sends an Order and Notice of Documents Due when a petition is filed without all of the required documents or when other filing deficiencies are noted. Failure to cure the deficiency(ies) by filing the missing documents or correcting any other deficiency(ies) stated on the Order and Notice of Documents Due within the time stated therein will result in the prompt dismissal or reconversion of the case unless a motion to extend time for filing has been granted or is pending. The Court will not condone serial filing of motions to extend time simply for the purpose of staving off dismissal. H. Service of Amended Petition. Should there be cause for the debtor to file an Amended Petition, the Amended Petition must be served upon all creditors and parties to the case. 6 L.R. 1006 - Payment of Filing Fees in Installments or Waiver of Filing Fee. A. General Requirements. All applications to pay filing fees in installments must be filed using a form in substantial conformity with Local Form 1. No proposed order should be submitted with the application. Fifty percent of the filing fee must be paid within seven (7) days of the filing of the petition if not paid when the petition is filed. The Court will not grant an application to pay the filing fee in installments if the debtor’s attorney has already been paid $300.00 or more at the time the petition is filed or the debtor has paid a petition preparer in connection with the case. Any application for a waiver of the filing fee will be denied if the debtor has paid a petition preparer or attorney in connection with the case. 1. The amount paid when filing the petition and the first installment payment must be at least 50% of the filing fee rounded to the whole dollar. Absent the showing of exceptional circumstances, a total of three installment payments will be allowed by the Order approving installment payments. 2. The second installment payment must be paid on or before sixty (60) days after the date the petition was filed and the third installment payment must be paid on or before ninety (90) days after the date the petition is filed. The second and final installment must equal the balance of the filing fee. 3. If any installment payment under the Order granting the application to pay filing fees in installments is not paid by the due date, the bankruptcy case may be dismissed without further notice or hearing. B. Waiver of Filing Fee in Chapter 7 Cases. The Court will post on the Court’s web site the applicable poverty guidelines to be used in determining whether a debtor qualifies for a fee waiver pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f). If an Application to have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived (Official Form 103B) is granted, unless otherwise stated, the order granting the application will waive all filing fees in the case. The order granting the fee waiver application may be vacated if developments in the case demonstrate that waiver of fees was unwarranted. If an application is denied, the debtor will ordinarily be ordered to pay the filing fee in installments pursuant to a payment schedule set out in the Court’s order. If the debtor is not eligible to pay fees in installments, the debtor will be ordered to pay the full filing fee within seven (7) days of the order denying the fee waiver application. Failure to timely pay the filing fee will result in the case being dismissed without further notice or hearing. L.R. 1007-1 - Means Testing and Current Income Calculations. A. Median Family Income. In determining median family income for purposes of Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(7) and completion of the Means Test Official Form in Chapter 7 cases, and the Disposable Income Official Form in Chapter 13 cases, absent evidence to the contrary, the median family income will be those amounts established by the United States Bureau of the Census and made available on the Bankruptcy Court's web site as provided by the Office of the United States Trustee. B. Monthly Expenses. Absent evidence to the contrary, the monthly expenses for use in determining the means test under Bankruptcy Code § 707(b)(2)(A) and completion of the Means Test Official Form in Chapter 7 7 cases, and the Disposable Income Official Form in Chapter 13 cases will be those expenses established by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and made available through a link on the Bankruptcy Court’s web site to this information as provided by the Office of the United States Trustee. The multiplier for calculating the Chapter 13 administrative expense on the Means Test Official Form in Chapter 7 cases, and the Disposable Income Official Form in Chapter 13 cases will be the percentage on the date the case is filed and made available through a link on the Bankruptcy Court’s web site as provided by the Office of the United States Trustee. C. Documentation Supporting Means Test. The debtor must provide documentation supporting expenses claimed on the Means Test Official Form in Chapter 7 cases, and the Disposable Income Official Form in Chapter 13 cases, fourteen (14) days prior to the Bankruptcy Code § 341 meeting of creditors (“§ 341 Meeting”). Such documentation must not be filed with the Court unless filing is necessary to comply with existing rules and procedures. L.R. 1007-2 - Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1) Filing Requirements. The debtor will not be required to file the documents specified in Bankruptcy Code §§ 521(a)(1)(B)(iv), (v), and (vi), and will be deemed to have satisfied these Bankruptcy Code § 521(a) filing requirements in the following manner: A. Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv). The requirements of Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv) (copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment received within 60 days before the date of the filing of the petition by the debtor from any employer of the debtor) are satisfied by providing to the Trustee (or the United States Trustee in a Chapter 11 case where no Trustee has been appointed) at least fourteen (14) days before the first setting of the § 341 Meeting: 1. Payment advice(s) or other evidence of payment (which may be satisfied by providing less than “all payment advices or other evidence of payment received within sixty (60) days before the date of the filing of the petition ...” - e.g. by providing a year-to-date statement that includes payments received within sixty (60) days of the petition), or 2. A verified statement that the debtor did not receive payments to which Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv) applies. In no event should the documents required by Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv) be provided later than forty-five (45) days after the date of the filing of the petition. If the § 341 Meeting is not set within forty-five (45) days of the filing of the petition, the 45-day deadline for providing payment advices to the Trustee (or the United States Trustee, if applicable) still applies. If the Trustee or the United States Trustee continues the § 341 Meeting to receive these documents, such continuance will not be deemed a request or consent to extend the deadline of Bankruptcy Code § 521(i). Nothing in this Rule should be construed as requiring the Trustee or the United States Trustee to continue the § 341 Meeting. Failure to provide the documents within the 45-day deadline will be grounds for the Trustee or the United States Trustee (if applicable) to request dismissal. If the case is dismissed following such a request by the Trustee or the United States Trustee, and the debtor believes the case was dismissed in error, the debtor must file any motion to reinstate the case within fourteen (14) days of the entry of the dismissal order. A case that has been 8 dismissed for failure to file a required document or provide a required document to the Trustee or the United States Trustee will not be considered to be a case dismissed in error. B. Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(v). The requirement of Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(v) (statement of the amount of monthly net income, itemized to show how the amount is calculated) is satisfied by including such information in Schedule I. C. Bankruptcy Code § 521(a)(1)(B)(vi). The requirement of § 521(a)(1)(B)(vi) (a statement disclosing any reasonably anticipated increase in income or expenditures over the next 12-month period following the date of the filing of the petition) is satisfied by including such information in item 13 of Schedule I and item 24 of Schedule J. L.R. 1007-3 - Bankruptcy Code § 521(c) Education Accounts. The debtor must file with the petition, and if not with the petition, within fourteen (14) days thereafter, records of any interest under Bankruptcy Code § 521(c) by including such information on item 24 of Schedule A/B and by attaching an Exhibit Summary to the Schedules or by filing the Exhibit Summary separately using the “Debtor Interest in Education Account” event. L.R. 1007-4 - Bankruptcy Code § 521 Tax Returns and Requests. A. Bankruptcy Code § 521(e)(2) - Tax Returns Filed with the Taxing Authority Pre-Petition. Unless otherwise requested by the United States Trustee or the Trustee, the debtor will be deemed to have met the requirement of Bankruptcy Code § 521(e)(2)(A)(i) by providing to the Trustee (or the United States Trustee in a Chapter 11 case where no Trustee has been appointed), no later than seven (7) days prior to the § 341 Meeting, a copy of the debtor’s most recently filed federal and state tax returns, or a verified statement that such returns do not exist and the reason why the returns do not exist. On request of a creditor under Bankruptcy Code § 521(e)(2)(A)(ii), the debtor must provide copies of such tax returns to the creditor but must not file the returns or an Exhibit Summary thereof with the Court. Failure to provide the Trustee (or the United States Trustee if applicable) with the required tax returns or a verified statement that such returns do not exist as set forth in this Rule will result in the Trustee’s or United States Trustee’s request for dismissal of the case. Nothing in this Rule should be construed as requiring the Trustee or the United States Trustee to continue the § 341 Meeting. B. Bankruptcy Code § 521(f) - Tax Returns Filed with the Taxing Authority Post-Petition. To file tax returns or transcripts under Bankruptcy Code § 521(f) in the Court’s CM/ECF system in response to a request for such returns, the debtor should use the “Tax Documents” event. A written request pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 521(f) should be filed with the Court using the “Request for Copy of Debtor’s Tax Information” event and must be served on the debtor and debtor’s counsel, if any. L.R. 1007-5 - Credit Counseling. A. Certificate of Credit Counseling. Part 5 of the Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy must be completed as part of the petition by each individual debtor. The certificate of credit counseling, if any, should be 9 appended to the voluntary petition or may be filed separately. If the certificate of credit counseling is filed separately, the “Certificate of Credit Counseling” event should be used. If Part 5 indicates that counseling was obtained but that the certificate is not available, the Court will issue a fourteenday Order and Notice of Documents Due and will dismiss the case on the fifteenth day if the certificate of credit counseling is not timely filed. B. Certificate of Exigent Circumstances. The certification of exigent circumstances under Bankruptcy Code § 109(h)(3)(A) must be made by checking the appropriate box on Part 5 of the Voluntary Petition for Individuals and attaching the sheet described in Part 5 to the voluntary petition. L.R. 1007-6 - Extension of Time to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. A. General Procedures. Any request for additional time to file schedules and/or the statement of financial affairs must: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. be filed before expiration of the deadline; seek extension to a date certain for filing the missing documents; disclose the date the petition was filed; disclose the date of the § 341 Meeting; and disclose all prior extensions granted The request to extend time must be served on the Trustee and, in Chapter 11 cases, on the L.R. 9013-3(D) Master Service List or on those who would be on such a list. If the Court extends the time for filing the schedules and/or statement of financial affairs to a date that is less than ten (10) days before the scheduled § 341 Meeting, the debtor should contact the Trustee (or the United States Trustee in a Chapter 11 case where no Trustee has been appointed) to verify whether the § 341 Meeting should be rescheduled. If the § 341 Meeting is rescheduled, the debtor must serve notice of the continued § 341 Meeting date on all creditors and parties in interest as required by L.R. 2003(A) and must file a certificate of service (L.R. 9004(D)). B. Dismissal for Failure to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. In a Chapter 7 or 13 case, if the schedules or statement of financial affairs or a request for additional time to file the schedules and/or statement of financial affairs are not filed within fourteen (14) days of the date the voluntary petition was filed, the case will be dismissed on the fifteenth day after the date the voluntary petition was filed. L.R. 1007-7 - Matrix. A. General Requirements. The debtor must file a list containing the name and address of each creditor in the format specified in the Procedures Manual. This list is called the creditor “matrix.” The debtor must also sign and simultaneously file a verification of creditor matrix (Local Form 2) following the instructions in the Procedures Manual. The matrix and verification must be filed with the petition pursuant to L.R. 1002(A). 10 B. Matrix to Include Child Support Enforcement Agency. Any debtor that is subject to a child support claim of a domestic support obligation must include the address for the appropriate state child support enforcement agency in the debtor’s matrix. Such addresses are available through the web site of the Office of the United States Trustee. C. United States Attorney’s Office, Missouri Department of Revenue, and U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Revenue must be listed on the matrix in all Chapter 13 cases using the address set forth in the Procedures Manual. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service must be listed on the matrix in all Chapter 11 cases and in all other cases where the Internal Revenue Service is a creditor using the address set forth in the Procedures Manual. L.R. 1007-8 - Amended Statement of Social Security Number. If the debtor needs to amend a statement of social security number filed pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(f), the debtor must file an amended Official Form 121. The debtor must serve the amended form on all creditors, parties requesting notice, and the Trustee, if any. The debtor must also serve the amended form along with a letter explaining why the form was amended on each of the three major credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion). The debtor must redact all but the last four digits of the social security numbers and individual taxpayer identification numbers on the amended form served under this rule on creditors and parties requesting notice, but not on the amended form served on the Trustee or the credit reporting agencies. The amended form must be served via first class mail, postage pre-paid, on creditors, parties requesting notice, and the credit reporting agencies and a separate certificate of service must be filed listing the addresses at which they were served. The debtor must provide a copy of the unredacted form to any creditor that requests it. L.R. 1009 - Amended Schedules and/or Matrix. A. Content of Amended Schedule or Matrix. An amended schedule and/or matrix must include all information for the schedule as amended–not just the newly added or revised information. Along with the amended schedule and/or matrix, the debtor must file a signed declaration and/or verification (as applicable) for the amended schedule and/or matrix. Along with any amended schedule and/or matrix, the debtor must file a memorandum identifying the changes made by the amendment. If adding a creditor or creditors in a Chapter 7 case, the Notice of Amendment to Schedules and/or Matrix to Add Creditor(s) (Local Form 26) must be filed. To delete a creditor or creditors, file the appropriate amended schedule displaying the creditor’s(s’) name and the words “DELETE CREDITOR” along with a memorandum identifying the reason for the change(s). The memorandum must list the name(s) of the creditor(s) affected by the amendment and a description of the applicable change(s). B. Service. The debtor must serve a notice of the amended schedule and/or a notice of the amended matrix on the Trustee. A copy of the last issued notice of commencement of case must be served with the notice along with a proof of claim form and notice of the claims bar date on any newly added creditor in any asset case. In Chapter 13 cases, the debtor must also serve a copy of the current Chapter 13 plan on every newly added creditor included in the amended document. The debtor must file a certificate of service listing the documents served in full compliance with L.R. 9004(D). The 11 debtor must serve a copy of the amended schedules and/or matrix and any accompanying memorandum on any party requesting a copy of these documents. C. Large Chapter 11 Cases. In any large Chapter 11 case, or a Chapter 7 case that has been converted from a Chapter 11 case, in which the Court authorizes the debtor or a noticing agent to provide notice and maintain the creditor matrix, the following procedures will apply to amended matrices: 1. When the matrix needs to be amended or corrected, the debtor must file in PDF format the amended or corrected matrix in the CM/ECF system. The debtor should not upload this amended matrix into the CM/ECF system. The filed (not uploaded) amended matrix must include all names and addresses comprising the most current list of the debtor’s creditors. 2. To file the amended or corrected matrix, the debtor should use the “Amended Creditor Matrix and Verification of Matrix” event. 3. On conversion of a Chapter 11 case or within seven (7) days of any request from the Court or any other party, the debtor must file in PDF and upload (as a text file) an amended matrix as set forth in these Rules. D. Form Notice in Chapter 7 Individual Cases. In Chapter 7 individual cases, the debtor must file and serve the mandatory Notice of Amendment to Schedules and/or Matrix to Add Creditor(s) (Local Form 26) on all creditors added to the case by an amended schedule and/or matrix. The notice should either be filed with the amended schedules or matrix using the “Amended Schedules” or “Amended Creditor Matrix and Verification of Matrix” event, or separately using the “Notice of Amendment to Schedules and/or Matrix to Add Creditor(s)” event. The additional documents referenced in the notice should not be filed with the Court. E. Extension of Deadline for Objection to Discharge. The deadline to object to a debtor’s discharge or the dischargeability of a debt will be extended by sixty (60) days from the date of the amended schedules and/or matrix only for newly added creditors if the original deadline to object to a debtor’s discharge or the dischargeability of a debt has not expired. If the original deadline has expired, parties wishing to object should file a motion seeking to extend the deadline to object. L.R. 1015 - Joint Administration and Affiliated Debtor Cases. A. Joint Cases. The estates under a joint petition filed pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 302(a) will be jointly administered unless otherwise ordered by the Court. B. Affiliated Debtor Cases in Chapter 11. The debtor or a party in interest may request by motion that cases in this Court regarding a debtor and its affiliate(s) be jointly administered. A motion for joint administration must be filed as early in the case as possible. Unnecessary delay may result in the Court’s denial of the motion for joint administration. Such a motion must be served on the L.R. 9013-3(D) Master Service List or on those who would be on such a list. The motion for joint administration must be filed in the case 12 requested to be designated as the lead case. Joint administration of a debtor and its affiliates, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, is not a substantive consolidation of the cases. 1. Designation of Lead Case. Unless otherwise stated in the order granting joint administration, when multiple affiliated cases are filed, the first case filed (i.e. the case having the lowest case number) will be designated as the lead case. 2. Docket. A single case docket and case file will be maintained in the lead case after entry of the order for joint administration. 3. Style of Court Documents. Pleadings and other documents filed after entry of the order for joint administration should be styled with the caption of the lead case and should indicate that the cases are being jointly administered. The caption for a pleading or other document filed in a jointly administered case should follow the designated example in Local Form 22. Such documents will be filed in the lead case only. Claims. A separate claims register will be maintained for each affiliated case. A proof of claim must specifically state the name and case number of the debtor against which the claim is asserted. If claims are asserted against more than one of the affiliated debtors in a jointly administered case, a separate original proof of claim must be filed in each case. 4. L.R. 1016 – Notice of Death of Debtor. A notice of death must be accompanied either by a copy of the death certificate, a copy of some other government-issued document evidencing the death, or a brief explanation of why neither of these can be obtained. The notice of death must provide only notice of the death of a debtor and may not include any other request for relief. Any relief related to the death of a debtor must be requested by separate motion. L.R. 1017-1 - Motions to Dismiss. A. General. All motions to dismiss a bankruptcy case must state whether the case has been converted and other relevant facts in support of the motion, including whether the debtor has entered into an agreement with a creditor or with the Trustee that is a basis for the motion to dismiss. In Chapter 7, 11, and 12 cases, the movant must give notice of the motion to all creditors and parties in interest. Negative Notice procedures as set forth in L.R. 9061 apply to motions to dismiss except as otherwise stated in this Rule. B. Motions to Dismiss for Failure to Provide or File Required Documents. Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 105(a), the Court may promptly dismiss a bankruptcy case for failure to timely provide or file the documents required under Bankruptcy Code § 521 or these Rules. In Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 cases, the Court may also dismiss the case for failure to file a Chapter 12 or 13 plan when due. C. Motions to Dismiss for Failure to Appear at § 341 Meeting. The Trustee (or the United States Trustee in a Chapter 11 case where no Trustee has been appointed) must file a request to have the case dismissed if the debtor fails to appear at a rescheduled § 341 Meeting without being excused by the Trustee or the United States Trustee, provided the Trustee or United States Trustee has notified the debtor in writing that failure to appear 13 may result in the case being dismissed. On receipt of the Trustee’s Bankruptcy Code § 341 minute entry or other document requesting dismissal, the Court may dismiss the case without further notice and the debtor will be barred from filing another bankruptcy case for the 180-day period following the order of dismissal. D. Dismissal in Chapter 13 Cases - General Provisions. In Chapter 13 cases, the debtor's voluntary motion to dismiss must be served on the Trustee, and the Court will promptly dismiss the case after the motion has been filed. All other motions to dismiss a Chapter 13 case must be served on the debtor, the debtor's attorney (if any), and the Trustee. Motions to dismiss made by parties other than the debtor in Chapter 13 cases will be heard on Negative Notice. The debtor will have twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of a motion to dismiss a Chapter 13 case to file a response to such motion. If a response is filed, the movant must provide fourteen (14) days notice of hearing. If no response is filed, a Certification and Dismissal Request can be filed, and the motion may be granted without further notice or hearing. E. Amended Plan or Other Responses to the Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Make Plan Payments. To avoid dismissal on the Trustee’s motion to dismiss for failure to make plan payments, the debtor must become current in plan payments to the Trustee. The debtor may become current by performing one of the following: 1. 2. 3. making payment to the Trustee; entering into a stipulation with the Trustee (The stipulation should propose extra monthly payments to cure the missed payments within 12 months); or filing an amended plan which cures the missed payments. Any amended plan must follow the procedures for Chapter 13 plans outlined in these Rules and contain terms that address the missed payments as well as future plan payments. F. Amended Plans in Response to Chapter 13 Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Feasibility. If the debtor responds to the Trustee's motion to dismiss for lack of feasibility by submitting an amended plan that only differs from the confirmed plan in that it increases the number of future payments to the Trustee and does not waive any missed payments, the plan may be confirmed on recommendation of the Trustee without the debtor following the procedures of L.R. 3015-5. L.R. 1017-2 - Motions to Reinstate Following Dismissal for Failure to File or Provide Required Documents or Attend § 341 Meeting. A. Time and Content. A debtor will have fourteen (14) days after entry of an order of dismissal to file a motion to reinstate and set aside dismissal. The motion must state good cause for reinstatement. A case will not ordinarily be reinstated if dismissed for failure to make an installment filing fee payment, attend the § 341 Meeting, or timely file or provide documents required by Bankruptcy Code § 521. A motion to set aside an order of dismissal must contain: 1. 2. the date the deficiency or problem which caused the dismissal was cured; the date the filing fees were paid in full (not just the missed installment) if dismissed for a missed installment payment; 14 3. 4. 5. the date any missing document was filed or provided if dismissed for failure to file or provide such document; the exceptional circumstances warranting reinstatement of the case; and a list of all bankruptcy cases filed by the debtor within the last eight (8) years or a statement that the debtor has not filed a bankruptcy case within the prior eight (8) years. B. Hearing, Service, Order. Unless the Court grants a request for hearing, the Court will consider a motion to reinstate under this Rule without hearing. The debtor must serve the motion on the Trustee and, in Chapter 11 cases, on the United States Trustee. The Court will prepare the order granting or denying a motion to reinstate and will send a copy of the order to all entities on the matrix. On reinstatement of the case, it is incumbent on the movant to set for hearing any unresolved motion pending at the time of dismissal, although any party may set any such motion for hearing with proper notice. C. Effect of Reinstatement on Deadlines. If a case is dismissed and reinstated, the Court will determine whether the deadlines in the case need to be extended. The Court will send notice of any such deadline extension to all creditors and parties in interest. L.R. 1017-3 - Motions to Reinstate Following Dismissal on Trustee's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Make Plan Payments. A. Time, Content, and Service. A Chapter 13 debtor will have fourteen (14) days after entry of an order granting the Trustee’s motion to dismiss for failure to make plan payments in which to file a motion to reinstate and set aside dismissal and to pay funds to the Trustee to bring payments current as of the date of the debtor’s motion. The motion must state whether the case was previously dismissed and reinstated and must provide dates of any prior dismissals and orders of reinstatement. The motion must also recite that the debtor has paid funds to the Trustee to bring payments current as of the date of the debtor’s motion, list the amount and date tendered, and detail the manner in which the funds were tendered. The debtor must serve a copy of its motion on the Trustee, all creditors and parties in interest who have filed a proof of claim, and all entities that have filed a request for notice. No later than fourteen (14) days after service of the motion, the Trustee must file a response to the motion, stating whether the Trustee consents or opposes reinstatement. Upon submission of the Trustee's consent, the case may be reinstated without hearing. Absent a compelling reason, the Court will enter an order without hearing after receipt of the Trustee’s response. B. Order Regarding Reinstatement. The Court will prepare the order granting or denying a motion to reinstate and will send a copy of the order to all entities on the matrix. Upon reinstatement of the case, it is incumbent upon the movant to set for hearing any unresolved motion pending at the time of dismissal, although any party may set any such motion for hearing with proper notice. C. Effect of Reinstatement on Deadlines. If a case is dismissed and reinstated, the Court will determine whether the deadlines in the case need to be extended. The Court will send notice of any such deadline extension to all creditors and parties in interest. 15 L.R. 1019 - Conversions. A. General Filing Requirements in a Converted Case. 1. Matrix, Verification of Matrix, and Attorney Compensation Disclosure Statement. No later than fourteen (14) days after entry of the order of conversion, the debtor must file a Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b) attorney compensation disclosure statement for the converted case in accordance with L.R. 2016-1, and, when converting from Chapter 11, 12, or 13, a new matrix that must include any creditors holding post-petition claims and a new matrix verification. A new matrix is not required if there are no such creditors to add to the matrix. 2. Individual Debtors. a. Amended Schedules I and J: No later than fourteen (14) days after entry of the order of conversion, an individual Debtor must file amended schedules I, J, and, if applicable, J-2 accurate as of the date of conversion. If there is no change to the Debtor’s information on schedules, I, J, and/or J-2, the Debtor must indicate this in the memorandum accompanying the amended schedules. b. Lists of Post-Petition, Pre-Conversion Debts, Property, and Executory Contracts: The lists filed pursuant to this subsection must include the information required by the applicable Official Form schedules. The applicable Official Form may be, but does not have to be, used. No memorandum is required to be filed with these lists, and no notice of amendment to schedules is required for the creditors listed pursuant to this Rule. Requirements for lists of debts, property, and executory contracts in cases not addressed by this subsection will be set forth in the Court’s conversion order. No later than fourteen (14) days after entry of the order of conversion, the Debtor, i. ii. iii. when converting from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7, must file a list of each debt remaining unpaid that was incurred after the filing of the petition but before the conversion, or must file a statement that no such debts exist; when converting from Chapter 11 or 12 to Chapter 7, must file a list of (1) each item of property acquired after the filing of the petition and remaining in the estate at the time of conversion, (2) each item of property disposed of before the conversion along with the manner of disposal, the names of any buyers, and any prices obtained, (3) each debt remaining unpaid that was incurred after the filing of the petition but before the conversion, and (4) all executory contracts into which the debtor has entered after the filing of the petition but before the conversion, or must file a statement that no such debts, property, or contracts exist. when converting from Chapter 7, must file a list of each item of property acquired after the filing of the petition but before the conversion, or must file a statement that no such property exists. c. Applicability of 11 U.S.C. §348(f)(2): If the Court enters an order that Bankruptcy Code §348(f)(2) applies to the case, no later than fourteen (14) days after entry of the order, the Debtor must file a list of each item of property acquired after the filing of the petition but before the conversion, or must file a statement that no such property exists. d. General Provisions: When converting to a Chapter 7 case, there is no fee due for timely filing any list or amended schedule under this Rule prior to the expiration of the 14-day deadline. Compliance with this Rule is deemed to meet the requirements of filing the 16 schedules specified in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1019(5). Service on the Trustee of the amended schedules, lists, and statements required by this Rule in the converted case should be made through the Court’s CM/ECF system, and no certificate of service is necessary. If the Trustee also requires paper copies of the lists, schedules, or statements to be provided prior to the § 341 Meeting, the debtor must provide such paper copies. Lists or statements filed pursuant to this Rule may be combined in one document as long as that document contains clearly marked categories of debts, assets, and/or executory contracts, and as long as this does not cause any statement or list to be untimely filed. The lists or statements may be filed with amended schedules I, J, and J-2 as long as they do not cause amended schedules I, J, and/or J-2 to be untimely filed. The lists, schedules, and statements should be filed using the pathway found via the Amended Schedules event in the Court’s CM/ECF system. Failure to timely file any documents required by this Rule constitutes cause to dismiss the case . e. Additional Documents Provided to Chapter 7 Trustee - Individual Case: In a case converted to Chapter 7, the debtor must: i. ii. iii. iv. provide to the Trustee documentation supporting the expenses claimed on the Means Test Official Form no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the postconversion § 341 Meeting; provide to the Trustee, no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the post-conversion § 341 Meeting, the documents required by L.R. 1007-2(A); provide to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) days prior to the post-conversion § 341 Meeting, the tax returns required by L.R. 1007- 4(A) and for the tax period which includes the petition date; and provide to the Trustee, no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the post-conversion § 341 Meeting, copies of all depository, brokerage, and similar account statements covering the petition date. These documents should not be filed with the Court. Failure to timely provide any of these documents in accordance with this Rule constitutes cause to dismiss the case. f. Chapter 13 Plan and Attorney Fee Election Form: In a case converted to Chapter 13, the debtor must file a Chapter 13 plan and an attorney fee election form no later than fourteen (14) days after entry of the order of conversion. 3. Debtors that are not Individuals. A debtor that is not an individual and that is converting to Chapter 7 is not required to comply with subsection (A)(2), but such debtor (or Trustee, if one has been appointed in a Chapter 11 case) must file the schedule of unpaid debts and final report and account pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1019(5) within the time frames set forth therein. Such schedule and report must include (1) each item of property acquired after the filing of the petition and remaining in the estate at the time of conversion, (2) each item of property disposed of before the conversion along with the manner of disposal, the names of any buyers, and any prices obtained, (3) each debt remaining unpaid that was incurred after the filing of the petition but before the conversion, and (4) all executory contracts into which the debtor has entered after the filing of the petition but before the conversion. 4. Means Test/Statement of Current Monthly Income Forms. When an individual debtor seeks to convert a case to one under Chapter 7, 11 or 13, the debtor must either attach the 17 appropriate Official Form B 122 A-1 (and, if necessary, B 122A-1 Supp and/or B 122 A-2), B 122 B, or B 122 C-1 (and, if necessary, B 122 C-2) to the debtor’s motion or notice to convert, or file the appropriate form(s) simultaneously with the motion or notice to convert. An individual debtor does not have to attach any of the Official Forms referenced above when seeking to convert their case to one filed under Subchapter V. Failure to attach or promptly file the appropriate form(s) for the converted case may result in denial of the motion to convert, or dismissal or reconversion of the case. The information provided on the Form B 122 filed for the converted case should reflect average monthly income for the six (6) calendar months prior to the filing of the original bankruptcy petition. B. Reconversion of Certain Chapter 13 Cases. Although the failure to timely take any action required by this Rule constitutes cause for dismissal, the Court ordinarily will reconvert a case converted from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13, rather than dismiss the case if the debtor fails to: 1. 2. 3. 4. file the documents required by this Rule or as required in the order of conversion; attend the § 341 Meeting; propose a plan in good faith; or timely commence plan payments. If the case is reconverted to a Chapter 7, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1019 is applicable. C. Initial Debtor Interview upon Conversion to Chapter 11. Promptly upon conversion of a case to Chapter 11, the debtor (if not represented by an attorney) or the debtor’s attorney (if any) should contact the Office of the United States Trustee to schedule the § 341 Meeting, and arrange for an initial debtor interview. The debtor and the debtor’s attorney (if any) should review the United States Trustee’s requirements and role in administering a Chapter 11 case found in the Procedures Manual. L.R. 1030 - Requests for Documents. Except as otherwise specifically provided in any of these Rules, when a party requests a document from another party, any such request should initially be in writing, made either by letter or e-mail, and must not be filed with the Court. Failure to comply with the request within fourteen (14) days of the request will be grounds for the requesting party to file a motion to compel or seek other remedy(ies) from the Court, including dismissal. To comply with the request, the party must provide the documents to the requesting party but must not file the documents or an Exhibit Summary concerning the documents with the Court. Nothing precludes the use of current Motion to Compel practices as otherwise authorized and permitted. L.R. 1040 - Access to Filed Tax Documents. A. General Provisions. For the United States Trustee, the Trustee, or a party in interest to gain access to tax returns or transcripts filed with the Court, such party must file a motion with the Court using the “Motion for Access to Tax Information” event and must serve the motion on the debtor and the debtor’s attorney, if any. The motion should include: 1. 2. A description of the movant’s status in the case; A description of the specific tax information sought; 18 3. 4. A statement indicating the information cannot be obtained by the movant from any other source; and A statement showing a demonstrated need for the tax information. If the Court grants access to the tax returns or transcripts filed with the Court, the movant must keep the tax returns and transcripts confidential and is prohibited from unauthorized dissemination of those documents or the information contained therein. B. Disposition of Tax Documents. On conclusion of review of any tax returns or transcripts by a creditor or party in interest, the reviewing party must either return the tax returns or transcripts and any copies thereof to the debtor or destroy the tax returns or transcripts and any copies thereof. 19 PART II. ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE L.R. 2002-1 - Address for Service. A. Address for Service. [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. 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