# LOCAL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN

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LOCAL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
Table of Contents
RULE 1001-1.

SCOPE OF RULES AND FORMS; DEFINITIONS.

RULE 1002-1.

PETITION – GENERAL.

RULE 1003-1.

INVOLUNTARY PETITIONS.

RULE 1005-1.

CAPTION REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS.

RULE 1006-1.

FILING FEE.

RULE 1007-1.

LISTS, SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS.

RULE 1007-2.

STATEMENT OF INTENTION.

RULE 1008-1.

UNSWORN DECLARATION VERIFICATION.

RULE 1009-1. AMENDMENTS TO PETITIONS, LISTS AND SCHEDULES AND
STATEMENTS.
RULE 1013-1.

HEARING AND DISPOSITION IN INVOLUNTARY CASES.

RULE 1014-1. TRANSFER OF CASES, RELATED CASES AND ADVERSARY
PROCEEDINGS.
RULE 1015-1. JOINT ADMINISTRATION / CONSOLIDATION AND SEPARATION OF A
JOINT PETITION.
RULE 1016-1.

DEATH OF DEBTOR.

RULE 1017-1.

CONVERSION TO CHAPTER 11, 12 OR 13.

RULE 1017-2.

DISMISSAL OR SUSPENSION – CASE OR PROCEEDINGS.

RULE 1019-1.

CONVERSION – PROCEDURE FOLLOWING.

RULE 2002-1.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.

RULE 2002-2.

NOTICE TO UNITED STATES OR FEDERAL AGENCY.

RULE 2003-1.

§ 341 MEETING.

RULE 2003-2.

CORPORATE OWNERSHIP STATEMENT – CREDITORS COMMITTEE.

RULE 2004-1.

DEPOSITIONS AND EXAMINATIONS.

RULE 2014-1.

EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONALS.

RULE 2015-1.

TRUSTEES - GENERAL.

RULE 2015-2.

DUTY TO FILE REPORTS.

RULE 2016-1.

COMPENSATION OF PROFESSIONALS.

RULE 2090-1.

ADMISSION OF COUNSEL TO THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.

RULE 3001-1.

TRANSFER OF CLAIM.

RULE 3002-1.

FILING PROOF OF CLAIM.

RULE 3003-1.

FILING PROOF OF CLAIM IN CHAPTER 9 OR CHAPTER 11.

RULE 3004-1.

FILING PROOF OF CLAIM ON BEHALF OF A CREDITOR.

RULE 3007-1.

CLAIMS – OBJECTIONS.

RULE 3008-1.

CLAIMS – RECONSIDERATION.

RULE 3010-1.

DIVIDENDS – SMALL.

RULE 3011-1.

UNCLAIMED FUNDS.

RULE 3012-1.

VALUATION OF COLLATERAL.

RULE 3015-1.

CHAPTER 12 AND 13 – PLAN.

RULE 3015-2.

AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 12 & 13 PLANS.

RULE 3015-3.

CHAPTER 12 AND 13 - PRECONFIRMATION CERTIFICATION.

RULE 3015-4.

MODIFICATION OF THE CHAPTER 12 OR 13 PLAN.

RULE 3015-5.

NOTICE OF CHAPTER 12 CONFIRMATION HEARING.

RULE 3015-6.

OBJECTION TO CHAPTER 12 AND 13 PLANS.

RULE 3016-1.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CHAPTER 11 PLAN-GENERAL.

RULE 3017.1.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - SMALL BUSINESS CASE.

RULE 3017-1.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - APPROVAL.

RULE 3018-1.

BALLOTS – VOTING ON PLANS.

RULE 3019-1.

AMENDED CHAPTER 11 PLAN.

RULE 3020-1.

CHAPTER 11 – CONFIRMATION.

RULE 3022-1.

CHAPTER 11 FINAL REPORT/DECREE.

RULE 3070-1.

CHAPTER 13 – PAYMENTS.

RULE 3070-2.

CHAPTER 13 – ADEQUATE PROTECTION.

RULE 3071-1.

CHAPTER 12 – PAYMENTS.

RULE 4001-1.

AUTOMATIC STAY.

RULE 4002-1.

DEBTOR – DUTIES.

RULE 4003-1.

OBJECTIONS TO EXEMPTIONS.

RULE 4003-2.

LIEN AVOIDANCE.

RULE 4004-1.

DISCHARGE.

RULE 4008-1.

REAFFIRMATION.

RULE 5001-1.

COURT ADMINISTRATION.

RULE 5001-2.

CLERK - OFFICE LOCATION/HOURS.

RULE 5003-1.

CLERK - GENERAL.

RULE 5005-1.

FILING REQUIREMENTS.

RULE 5007-1. INTERPRETERS; SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH COMMUNICATIONS
DISABILITIES.
RULE 5010-1.

REOPENING CASES.

RULE 5011-1.

WITHDRAWAL OF REFERENCE.

RULE 5011-2.

ABSTENTION.

RULE 5080-1.

FEES - GENERAL.

RULE 5081-1.

FEES - FORM OF PAYMENT.

RULE 6004-1.

SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY.

RULE 6006-1.

EXECUTORY CONTRACTS.

RULE 6007-1.

ABANDONMENT.

RULE 6008-1.

REDEMPTION.

RULE 7001-1.

ADVERSARY PROCEEDING - GENERAL.

RULE 7004-1.

SERVICE OF PROCESS.

RULE 7004-2.

SUMMONS.

RULE 7005-1.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS).

RULE 7005-2.

FILING OF DISCOVERY MATERIALS.

RULE 7007-1.

MOTION PRACTICE (ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS).

RULE 7007.1-1

CORPORATE OWNERSHIP STATEMENT.

RULE 7010-1.

FORM OF PLEADINGS.

RULE 7012-1.

RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS.

RULE 7016-1.

PRETRIAL PROCEDURES.

RULE 7026-1.

DISCOVERY – GENERAL.

RULE 7030-1.

DEPOSITIONS.

RULE 7041-1.

DISMISSAL OF ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS.

RULE 7054-1.

COSTS – TAXATION.

RULE 7055-1.

DEFAULT.

RULE 7056-1.

SUMMARY JUDGMENT.

RULE 7069-1.

EXECUTION.

RULE 8001-1.

NOTICE OF APPEAL.

RULE 8001-3.

ELECTION FOR DISTRICT COURT DETERMINATION OF APPEAL.

RULE 8002-1.

TIME FOR FILING NOTICE OF APPEAL.

RULE 8003-1.

NOTICE OF APPEAL.

RULE 8004-1.

MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL.

RULE 8005-1. ELECTION TO HAVE AN APPEAL HEARD BY THE DISTRICT COURT
INSTEAD OF THE BAP.
RULE 8006-1.

DESIGNATION OF RECORD.

RULE 8007-1.

MOTIONS FOR STAY.

RULE 8009-1.

DESIGNATION OF RECORD, STATEMENT OF ISSUES AND TRANSCRIPT.

RULE 9001-1.

DEFINITIONS.

RULE 9003-1.

EX PARTE CONTACT.

RULE 9004-1.

PAPERS – REQUIREMENTS OF FORM.

RULE 9004-2.

CAPTION.

RULE 9006-1.

TIME PERIODS; ENLARGEMENT OR REDUCTION AND CONTINUANCES.

RULE 9010-1.

ATTORNEYS – NOTICE OF APPEARANCE.

RULE 9011-1.

ATTORNEYS – DUTIES.

RULE 9011-2.

PRO SE PARTIES.

RULE 9011-3.

SIGNATURES.

RULE 9013-1.

MOTIONS; FORM AND SERVICE.

RULE 9013-4.

APPLICATIONS.

RULE 9014-1.

CONTESTED MATTERS.

RULE 9015-1.

JURY TRIAL.

RULE 9017-1.

WITNESSES.

RULE 9017-2.

EXHIBTS.

RULE 9019-1.

SETTLEMENTS.

RULE 9019-2.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR).

RULE 9021-1.

JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – ENTRY OF.

RULE 9036-1.

NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.

RULE 9072-1.

ORDERS.

RULE 9073-1.

STATUS HEARINGS.

RULE 9075-1.

EMERGENCY ORDERS.

RULE 9076-1.

ELECTRONIC SERVICE.

LOCAL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2009
Revised: 04/10/2009
Revised: 12/01/2014
Revised: 12/01/2015
Revised: 12/01/2017
Revised: 10/22/2019

RULE 1001-1.

SCOPE OF RULES AND FORMS; DEFINITIONS

A. Application.
1.These rules govern all cases and proceedings pending before this Court on the
effective date speciﬁed above and thereafter, and shall supersede all local rules and
general orders pertaining to rules of procedure previously adopted and entered by the
Court, unless such standing order is speciﬁcally incorporated herein.
2.These rules, the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures and the General Orders and
Miscellaneous Orders entered by this Court shall govern all cases and proceedings
before this Court.
B.Citation. These rules shall be known as the “Local Rules of the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma” and may be cited as “Bankr.
E.D. Okla. LR____” or as “LR ____” or as “Local Rule____,” as appropriate.
C.Waiver of Rules. The Judge assigned to the case has discretion to waive, supplement
or modify any provision or requirement of these rules when the administration of
justice requires.
D.Interim General Orders. These rules may be modiﬁed or supplemented from time to
time by the Court by General Orders. General Orders shall be maintained by the Clerk
and those affecting the general public will be available on the Court’s website
(www.okeb.uscourts.gov).
E.Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF. References to “CM/ECF Procedures Guide
for CM/ECF” in these rules shall mean the Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF,
effective December 1, 2009, or as later amended, which are available on the Court’s
website (www.okeb.uscourts.gov).

F.Local Forms. References to “Local Form” in these rules shall mean substantially the
forms prescribed by these rules, the Court, or the Clerk, copies of which are available
on the Court’s website (www.okeb.uscourts.gov).
G.Official Bankruptcy Forms. References to “Official Bankruptcy Form” or “Official
Form” in these rules shall mean substantially the forms prescribed by the Judicial
Conference of the United States or the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States, copies of which are available at
http://www.okeb.uscourts.gov/national-bankruptcy-forms. See Bankruptcy Rules
1001 and 9009.
H.Deﬁnitions.
1.An Agreed Order means any proposed order that is approved and executed by all
"interested persons" or their counsel.
2.An Amendment To a document consists of information that modiﬁes or supplements
a document. The original document remains effective except for the amendment. An
amendment to a document shall be clearly identiﬁed as “Amendment to [name of
original document]”.
3.An Amended document consists of a replacement document that entirely
supersedes an original document. An amended document shall be clearly identiﬁed
as “Amended [name of original document].”
4.An Application means a request for ex parte relief.
5.Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. References to “BAP” in these rules shall mean the
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit.
6.Bankruptcy Code. References to the “Code” in these rules shall mean the United
States Bankruptcy Code.
7.Bankruptcy Court Clerk. References to the “Clerk” in these rules shall mean the
Court Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of
Oklahoma.
8.Bankruptcy Rules. References to “Bankruptcy Rules” in these rules shall mean the
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
9.CM/ECF System. References to “CM/ECF System” in these rules shall mean the
Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System implemented by the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

10.A Contested Matter means a dispute between parties that is not an adversary
proceeding.
11.Court or Bankruptcy Court. References to “Court” or “Bankruptcy Court” in these
rules shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of
Oklahoma.
12.Court’s Website. References to the “Court’s website” in these rules shall mean
(www.okeb.uscourts.gov).
13.Debtor. The term “debtor” used in these rules shall mean both singular and plural
form, as the case may be.
14.Debtor in Possession. Debtor in Possession will be referred to as “DIP” in these
rules.
15.District Court. References to “District Court” in these rules shall mean the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
16.District Court Local Rules. References to “District Court Local Rules” in these rules
shall mean the Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Oklahoma.
17.Electronic Signature. The typed name constitutes the signature of said party or
attorney on any electronically ﬁled pleading or other document. See also Local Rule
9011-1.
18.File-Stamped Copy. References to the term “ﬁle-stamped copy” in these rules shall
refer to a copy of an electronically ﬁled pleading together with a copy of the ﬁrst page
of the “Notice of Electronic Filing” or a manually ﬁled pleading bearing the Clerk’s ﬁle
stamp.
19.Interested Persons or Parties In Interest means the Trustee/DIP, United States
Trustee, and/or those persons whose pecuniary interests may be affected by a
dispositive ruling of this Court.
20.Local Rules. References to “Local Rules” in these rules shall mean these Local
Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
21.Matrix means the official mailing list prepared in compliance with these Local
Rules by the debtor for the Clerk to use in noticing the §341 meeting and for the Clerk
and other parties to utilize in noticing interested persons. Debtor is solely responsible
for its accuracy and shall update the matrix when debtor learns of a new address.

22.A Motion is a request for relief, which may not be obtained without notice and
opportunity to be heard to all parties in interest, unless otherwise directed by the
Court, these Local Rules or Bankruptcy Rules.
23.PDF. Portable Document Format.
24.A Proposed Order means an order that must accompany all requests for relief, or
an order to be prepared by the prevailing party in a contested matter, that contains
ﬁndings and conclusions sufficient to comply with the applicable Code sections and
the Court's rulings.

PART I COMMENCEMENT OF CASE; PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO PETITION AND
ORDER FOR RELIEF
RULE 1002-1.

PETITION – GENERAL

A.Speciﬁc Requirements.
1.The petition shall conform to the Official Bankruptcy Form 101 Voluntary Petition for
Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy or Official Bankruptcy Form 201 Voluntary Petition for
Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy.
2.If the debtor is a corporation, a certiﬁed copy of the corporate action authorizing the
ﬁling of the petition shall be attached to the petition. Corporations, partnerships, and
other artiﬁcial entities must be represented by counsel at all times and may not be
represented by pro se individuals.
3.Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362 (i)(1) if the landlord has obtained a judgment for
possession of the leasehold prior to the date of the ﬁling of the petition against a
debtor/tenant, the debtor must complete and ﬁle Official Form 101A Initial Statement
about an Eviction Judgment Against You and Official Form 101B Statement of An
Eviction Judgment Against you, if applicable. In cases where 11 U.S.C. § 362 (i)(1), is
applicable, the Act requires the debtor to deposit with the Clerk of the Court any rent
that would become due during the thirty (30) day period after the ﬁling of the
bankruptcy petition.
a)The debtor shall ﬁle and transmit contemporaneously with the petition, and transmit
to the Court at same time as ﬁled, a certiﬁed cashier’s check or money order made
payable to the lessor (cash is not accepted), and

b)A copy of the judgment for possession.
RULE 1003-1.

INVOLUNTARY PETITIONS

An involuntary petition shall not be ﬁled against joint debtors.
RULE 1005-1.

CAPTION REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS

Every petition ﬁled under the Code shall be captioned:
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
and ﬁled with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court.
RULE 1006-1.

FILING FEE

A.Provision for Payment. Payment of a ﬁling fee shall be in accordance with Local
Rules 5080-1 and 5081-1 and the CM/ECF Administrative Guide unless the individual
petition is accompanied by an Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in
Installments, prepared as prescribed by the appropriate Official Form 103A, and the
ﬁrst payment equal to no less than 25% of the ﬁling fee for that particular chapter or if
individual ﬁling under chapter 7, an application requesting a waiver under 28 U.S.C.
§1930(f), prepared as prescribed by the appropriate Official Form B3B 103B
Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived. If debtor makes application to
pay in installments, the debtor must certify that they will not make any additional
payment or transfer any additional property to an attorney or other person for services
in connection with the case until the ﬁling fee is paid in full. An Application for
Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in installments submitted by a Debtor with a ﬁling fee
due from a prior case dismissed within 180 days will result in the entry of an order
requiring the Debtor to pay the ﬁling fees in both cases. Failure to do so shall result in
the case being dismissed. In a Chapter 13 case, the installment payments must be
made by the Debtor or the Debtor’s Attorney directly to the Clerk and not through the
Chapter 13 Plan. If a Chapter 13 case is dismissed or converted before conﬁrmation of
a plan, any unpaid ﬁling fee shall be paid by the Trustee from any funds on hand in the
case.
B.Waiver of Filing Fees. Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 1930, the Court may waive ﬁling
fees in a case under Chapter 7. This Court will waive fees only under very limited
circumstances.
The debtor may request a waiver of the ﬁling fee by completing and ﬁling Official Form
103B Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived with the Clerk of the Court.
The Judge may waive the fee only if the debtor’s income level is less than 150 per cent

of the poverty line applicable to the family size of the debtor and the debtor is unable
to pay the fee in installments.
This Court shall not grant waivers of ﬁling fees if an individual is represented by an
attorney that has been, or will be, compensated. Representation by an attorney acting
pro bono or a legal service attorney that does not charge the debtor will not preclude
payment waivers.
The waiver of the ﬁling fee is subject to review, and the Court’s ruling waiving the fee
may be vacated if developments in the case or administration of the estate
demonstrate that the waiver was unwarranted.
If the ﬁling fee of an individual Chapter 7 debtor is waived and that debtor’s case is
later converted to a case under Chapter 13, the debtor must pay the full Chapter 13
ﬁling fee. The conversion order will give the debtor time in which to either pay the ﬁling
fee in full or begin making installment payments.
If an application for ﬁling fee waiver is denied, the order will direct that the debtor
either pay the ﬁling fee in full or pay the fee in installments as outlined in the order.
The waiver of ﬁling fees in this case relates to the initial ﬁling fee of a Chapter 7 case,
amended schedules and amended matrixes. It will not affect the requirement to pay
ﬁling fees for appeals.
C.Pro Se Debtors. Payment of a ﬁling fee by a pro se debtor shall be by cash, cashier’s
check or money order payable to “Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court.” See also
Local Rule 5080-1.
D.Refund Policy. The Judicial Conference generally prohibits refunds of fees due upon
ﬁling, even if a case or document was ﬁled in error, or the Court dismissed the case or
proceeding. The Court may make certain exceptions. See CM/ECF Administrative
Guide XIX.
E.Dismissal of Case Upon Failure to Pay Installment Payment. Balance of Filing Fee
Due on Dismissal. The Court may dismiss without any further notice any case where
an installment payment is not timely made in the required manner. The balance of the
ﬁling fee shall become due immediately upon the dismissal of a case or upon the
failure to timely pay any installments.
RULE 1007-1.

LISTS, SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS

A.Corporate Ownership Statement. Any corporation, other than a governmental unit,
that is a debtor shall ﬁle a statement that identiﬁes all publicly held corporations,

other than a governmental unit, that directly or indirectly own ten percent (10%) or
more of any class of the corporation’s equity interest, or states that there are no such
entities to report. The corporate ownership statement shall be made in a separate
pleading to be ﬁled concurrently with the petition on Local Form 7007.1-1. A
supplemental corporate ownership statement shall be ﬁled promptly to reﬂect any
change in the information that is required to be disclosed. This rule further requires
that membership interests in limited liability companies and similar entities that fall
under the deﬁnition of a corporation in Bankruptcy Code §101 also be included in the
ownership statement.
B.Completing Forms. Each question or statement shall be answered completely with
speciﬁc information on all petitions, statements, schedules, summaries, notices and
exhibits. If not applicable, so state by denoting "N/A" or "None". The forms must
comply substantially with the appropriate Official Forms. All schedules and
statements shall be dated and signed by debtor, joint debtor and/or counsel.
C.Requirement to Obtain Consumer Credit Counseling Prior to Filing Bankruptcy.
1.Official Forms Required. Under 11 U.S.C. §§ 109(h) and 521(b), and Bankruptcy Rule
1007-I [Interim](b)(3), an individual debtor must complete Official form 101 Part5
Credit Counseling. (Each spouse must complete Part 5, if a joint petition is ﬁled).
2.Failure to Comply with Credit Counseling Requirements.
a)Failure to complete Official Form 101, Part 5. If Part 5 is not completed, the petition
will be considered nonconforming and the Clerk shall send a deﬁciency notice. The
Clerk shall be directed to serve a notice of deadline to correct the deﬁciency. If the
debtor fails to complete Part 5 by the deadline set in the notice, the case may be
dismissed without further notice.
b)Failure to File Certiﬁcate. If Part 5 Box 2 is checked and a conforming credit
counseling certiﬁcate is not ﬁled within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the
petition is ﬁled, the case may be dismissed without further notice.
c)Failure to Summarize Exigent Circumstances. If Part 5 Box 3 is checked and is not
accompanied by a separate sheet summarizing exigent circumstances, the case may
be dismissed without further notice.
d)Failure to File Motion. If Part 5 Box 4 is checked and is not accompanied by the
required motion Local Form 1007-1(C)(2)(d) for determination by the Court the case
may be dismissed without further notice.

D.Equity Security Holders List. The list of equity security holders in a Chapter 11 case
required by Bankruptcy Rule 1007(a)(3) shall be ﬁled in electronic format (“Equity
Security Holders List”) and shall be veriﬁed pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1008. See
Local Form 1007-1(D).
E.Creditor List.
1.The list containing the name and address of each creditor required by Bankruptcy
Rule 1007(a)(1) (the “Creditor List”) shall be ﬁled with the petition in every voluntary
case. The official list of creditors for purposes of notice shall be maintained
electronically on the CM/ECF System and may be obtained through the CM/ECF
System. This list shall be called the creditor “Matrix”.
2.The name and address of the Court, Judge, debtor, and debtor’s counsel, if any, shall
not be listed on the Creditor List. The debtor’s ex-spouse, if a creditor, and all parties
listed on Official Form 106H Schedule H- Your Codebtors should be included on the
list.
3.The Creditor List shall be submitted to the clerk or ﬁled in PDF. Pro se debtor may ﬁle
the creditor list on paper, but the list should be typed and legible.
4.Each submission of a Creditor or Equity Security Holder List shall be accompanied
by a Veriﬁcation of Creditor List.
5.When a United States agency is listed as a creditor, the debtor shall also list the
address for the United States Attorney for the Eastern District on the creditor list.
6.The United States Internal Revenue Service shall be listed on the creditor list in all
Chapter 11 cases and all other cases where the Internal Revenue Service is a creditor,
using the address for this region.
F.Amendment to Creditor List or Equity Security Holders List.
1.An “Amendment to” the Creditor List shall be made by ﬁling a list containing the
name and address of each creditor to be added to the list, or other amendment,
accompanied by a Veriﬁcation of Amendment to Creditor List, and shall be identiﬁed
as an “Amendment to Creditor List.”
2.An “Amendment to” the Equity Security Holders List shall be made by ﬁling a list
containing the name, address, and ownership interest of any additional security
holder, or other amendment, and shall be identiﬁed as an “Amendment to Equity
Security Holders List.”

3.Filing an amended Creditor List or Equity Security Holders List is not permitted. See
Local Rule 1009-1(A) and (D).
G.Pro Se Disclosure. An individual debtor or joint debtor who is not represented by an
attorney shall ﬁle a “Pro Se Disclosure” on Local Form 1007-1(G) at the time a petition
is ﬁled. The Pro Se Disclosure form shall disclose information regarding any
assistance received by the pro se debtor in connection with the preparation and ﬁling
of the bankruptcy petition and schedules and any compensation paid or promised to
be paid therefor. If the debtor cannot fully complete the Pro Se Disclosure form at the
time the petition is ﬁled, the debtor shall complete the form as fully as possible and
ﬁle it, and ﬁle an Amended Pro Se Disclosure form within seven (7) days. The form of
“Pro Se Disclosure” shall be made available at the Clerk’s Office and on the Court’s
website (www.okeb.uscourts.gov).
H.Payment Advices. Within fourteen (14) days of ﬁling a bankruptcy petition, each
individual debtor shall ﬁle a “Payment Advices Certiﬁcation” in the form prescribed by
Local Form 1007-1(H) together with copies of all payment advices or other evidence of
payment (such as paycheck stubs, direct deposit statements, employer’s statement
of hours and earnings) received from the debtor’s employer within sixty (60) days
before the date the debtor ﬁled his/her bankruptcy case. Failure to timely ﬁle the
“Payment Advices Certiﬁcation” shall constitute cause for dismissal of a bankruptcy
case without further notice or hearing.
I.Summary of Schedules, Statistical Summary of Certain Liabilities and Exhibits. In
addition to the time limits for ﬁling certain documents set forth in Bankruptcy Rule
1007(c), in an individual voluntary case, the Official Form 106Sum Summary of Your
Assets and Liabilities and Certain Statistical Information or in a Non-Individual
voluntary case, the Official Form 206Sum Summary of Assets and Liabilities for NonIndividuals shall be ﬁled with the petition, or within fourteen (14) days thereafter. In an
involuntary case, the appropriate Official Form 106Sum or 206Sum shall be ﬁled by the
debtor within fourteen (14) days of the entry of the order for relief. In a chapter 11 nonindividual case, Official Form 201A Attachment to Voluntary Petition for NonIndividuals ﬁling for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11 shall be ﬁled with the petition.
J.Privacy. The debtor and debtor’s counsel shall redact the following personal data
identiﬁers from tax returns or transcripts, bank statements, payment advices, and
other documents before ﬁling such documents: all but the last four digits of the social
security number; all names of minor children (use minors’ initials); all but the last four
digits of any bank, savings or similar account numbers; and birth date except for the
year. The responsibility for redacting personal data identiﬁers rests solely with the

debtor and debtor’s counsel. The Clerk will not review documents for compliance with
this rule, seal documents containing personal data identiﬁers without a Court order,
or redact such information from documents, whether ﬁled electronically or on paper.
1.No tax information that is correctly ﬁled with the Bankruptcy Court or otherwise
provided by the debtor will be available to the general public via the internet, Pacer or
CM/ECF. In order for tax information to be electronically entered into a Court’s
CM/ECF system, the “tax information” event must be selected from the CM/ECF event
list. In order to assure privacy protection, it is imperative that all ﬁlers utilize the “tax
information” event, as this limits access to the ﬁled tax information to those users
who are judicial officers and Court employees. All other users will be limited to
viewing a docket event on the docket report indicating that tax information has been
ﬁled, but these viewers will not be able to open and view that tax information.
2.It is the debtor’s duty, when providing tax information, to redact personal
information, as such information is subject to the Judicial Conference of the United
States Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files (JCUS Policy). In
accordance with the JCUS Policy, the debtor should take the following steps to redact
personal identiﬁers and any tax information ﬁled with the Court or provided to the
trustee or the creditors in either electronic or paper form:
a)Social Security numbers - If an individual’s social security number is included, only
the last four digits of that number should appear.
b)Names of Minor Children - If a minor child(ren) is/are identiﬁed by name, only the
child(ren)’s initials should appear. Debtor may also list the child as son or daughter.
c)Dates of Birth - If an individual’s date of birth is included, only the year should
appear.
d)Financial Account Numbers - If ﬁnancial account numbers are provided, only the
last four digits of these numbers should appear.
Court employees are not responsible for redacting any of the personal identifying
information. The responsibility for redacting personal identiﬁers rests solely with the
debtor.
K.Statement About Your Social Security Numbers. An individual debtor who is not
represented by an attorney should submit a Statement About Your Social Security
Numbers on the appropriate Official Form 121 to the Clerk at the time of ﬁling the
petition. When a case is ﬁled electronically by an attorney, the CM/ECF System will
allow for the manual input of the full social Security Numbers, thereby negating the

need for the original Statement About Your Social Security Number to be ﬁled with the
Court. The attorney of record shall maintain the original signed statement in
accordance with Local Rule 9011-1 for a period of one (1) year after the case is closed.
L.Instrumentalities of the United States. Copies of the list of addresses of
instrumentalities of the United States shall be made available by the Clerk upon
request and are available on the Court’s website (www.okeb.uscourts.gov).
M.Amendments to Add Property Acquired After the Commencement of the Case. The
debtor shall within fourteen (14) days of acquiring or becoming entitled to acquire any
interest in property, where such property or property right is acquired after the
commencement of the case, ﬁle amendments to the appropriate schedules. This is a
continuing duty and is limited to after acquired property as follows:
1.In a Chapter 7 case with respect to property acquired within one hundred eighty
(180) days after the ﬁling of the petition.
2.In a Chapter 11 case with respect to property acquired on or before the entry of an
order conﬁrming plan.
3.In a Chapter 12 or 13 case with respect to property acquired prior to the entry of an
order discharging the debtor.
RULE 1007-2.
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STATEMENT OF INTENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS FILING UNDER CHAPTER

Within thirty (30) days of ﬁling the petition under Chapter 7 or by the § 341 meeting, an
individual debtor shall ﬁle Official Form 108 Statement of Intention For Individuals
Filing Under Chapter 7 with regard to consumer debt secured by property of the estate
pursuant to §521(a)(2). If a creditor is required to provide a reaffirmation agreement or
other information necessary for the debtor to timely perform his or her statement of
intention under 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(2) and the creditor refuses to provide the agreement
or information, then the debtor may, but is not required to, ﬁle a motion to compel the
creditor to supply the required agreement or information.
RULE 1008-1.

UNSWORN DECLARATION VERIFICATION

See Local Form 1008-1.
RULE 1009-1. AMENDMENTS TO PETITIONS, LISTS AND SCHEDULES AND
STATEMENTS

A.Title. When amending any petition, list, schedule, or statement pursuant to
Bankruptcy Rule 1009(a) or (b), the following shall be observed:
1.An “Amendment to” a document consists of information that modiﬁes or
supplements a document. The original document remains effective but with
consideration of the amendment. An amendment to a document shall be clearly
identiﬁed as “Amendment to [name of original document]”.
2.An “Amended” document consists of a replacement document that entirely
supersedes an original document. An amended document shall be clearly identiﬁed
as “Amended [name of original document].”
B.Amendment to Petition to Correct Debtor’s Name. Petitions shall not be amended to
change the name (including “all other names” required to be listed on the petition) of
the debtor, or delete the name of a joint debtor, except upon motion and Court order.
Petitions shall not be amended to add the name of a joint debtor that was not listed as
a joint debtor on the original petition, but rather a separate petition must be ﬁled.
Amendments to correct the misspelling of the debtor’s names will be allowed.

C.Signature of Debtor. All documents ﬁled pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1009 must be
signed and veriﬁed in the same manner as required for the original document.
D.Notice to Creditors. If creditors are added to the schedules, the debtor shall give
notice to each additional creditor of the commencement of the case and all
applicable bar dates and deadlines and ﬁle a Certiﬁcate of Mailing of such notice. See
also Local Rule 5005-1(E).
E.Amendment to Creditor List, Matrix or Equity Security Holders List. If amendments
to lists, schedules, or statements are made pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1009(a) or (b)
reﬂecting a change or addition to the name or address of a creditor, or a change or
addition to the name or address of an equity security holder, an amendment to the
Creditor List or the Equity Security Holders List, as appropriate, shall be submitted in
accordance with Local Rule 1007-I [Interim] 1(D). If additions are made to the creditor
list or equity security holders list, the debtor shall give notice to each additional
creditor or equity security holder of the commencement of the case and all applicable
bar dates and deadlines (i.e. 341 Meeting Notice) and ﬁle a Certiﬁcate of Mailing of
such notice. In addition, if the Debtor is represented by an Attorney, the Attorney shall
upload each new creditor to the CM/ECF database. See also Local Rule 5005-1(E).
Amended Creditor Lists and Equity Security Holders Lists are not permitted. If Chapter
11, see also Local Rule 3002-1(F).

F.Amendment to Schedules. If amendments to schedules are made, a Summary of
Schedules shall be attached.
1.An “Amendment to” the Creditor List shall be made by ﬁling a list containing the
name and address of each creditor to be added to the list, or other amendment,
accompanied by a Veriﬁcation of Amendment to Creditor List, and shall be identiﬁed
as an “Amendment to Creditor List.”
2.An “Amendment to” the Equity Security Holders List shall be made by ﬁling a list
containing the name, address, and ownership interest of any additional security
holder, or other amendment, and shall be identiﬁed as an “Amendment to Equity
Security Holders List.”
G.Amendments to Petitions. The debtor shall give notice to the trustee and to all
creditors listed on the matrix, of an amendment to the following: the debtor’s name,
address, social security number, tax id number, aka, dba, mailing address, or street
address. The debtor shall ﬁle a certiﬁcate of mailing with the amendment showing the
date of service. A notice of change of address for the debtor shall be considered an
amendment to the petition and is required to be mailed to the trustee and to all
creditors listed on the matrix. The debtor shall ﬁle a certiﬁcate of mailing with the
notice of change of address. See Local Form 1009-1(G).
H.Amendments/Corrections to Social Security Number. If the Petition was
electronically ﬁled, the Attorney shall electronically ﬁle in the CM/ECF System the
debtor’s Statement About Your Social Security Numbers, Official Form 121, with the
corrected social security number using the event Correction of Debtor(s) Social
Security Number. (The Debtor(s) must sign and date Official Form 121). The Attorney
shall keep the original form for a period of one year after the case is closed. The Clerk
shall make the correction to the social security number in the Electronic Case Filing
System. The Attorney shall mail a copy of Official Form 121 to all creditors listed on
the matrix. The Attorney shall ﬁle a certiﬁcate of mailing stating that Official Form 121
was mailed to all creditors and state the date it was mailed. Official Form 121 should
not be attached to the certiﬁcate of mailing. An Amendment to the Petition listing the
debtor’s last four digits of the social security number is necessary only when the
correction is being made to one of the last four listed digits. The attorney shall also ﬁle
Local Form 1009-1(H), Notice of Correction of Social Security Number and mail the
Notice to the National Credit Bureau Agencies and ﬁle a certiﬁcate of mailing stating
that the form was mailed to the three national credit reporting agencies at their last
known address on their website.

RULE 1013-1.

HEARING AND DISPOSITION IN INVOLUNTARY CASES

A.Contested Petition. If the debtor ﬁles a timely answer contesting the petition, the
Court will then set the contested petition for hearing.
B.Motion to Convert Involuntary Chapter 7 Case. A motion to convert by the debtor in
an involuntary chapter 7 proceeding shall be deemed a consent to entry of an order for
relief under the chapter to which the case is being converted.
RULE 1014-1. TRANSFER OF CASES, RELATED CASES AND ADVERSARY
PROCEEDINGS
A.Related Cases and Adversary Proceedings. Unless provided for in the order, the
transfer of a case shall not include the transfer of any related case unless
substantively consolidated, but shall include the transfer of any adversary proceeding
in the transferred case, and the transfer of an adversary proceeding shall ordinarily
accompany the transfer of the main bankruptcy case, but not include the transfer of
any related case or proceeding. The adversary case transfer should include the
transfer of the main bankruptcy case. Any exceptions to this should be pursuant to a
Court order.
B.When petitions involving the same or related debtors are ﬁled in different courts the
debtor shall notify the court at the time of ﬁling.
RULE 1015-1. JOINT ADMINISTRATION / CONSOLIDATION AND SEPARATION OF A
JOINT PETITION
When a joint case is commenced by the ﬁling of a single petition by an individual and
that individual’s spouse as provided in 11 U.S.C. § 302(a), the debtors’ estates shall be
jointly administered and substantively consolidated unless a party in interest objects
or the Court orders otherwise.
A.Joinder of Spouse. When a debtor has ﬁled a petition under the Bankruptcy Code
and subsequently the debtor’s spouse seeks to join the petition, the joining debtor
must ﬁle a new petition under the same chapter as the pending case and pay the
appropriate fees. The petition shall be accompanied by all schedules, statements and
lists required for that chapter. The joining debtor may then move for joint
administration of the two cases.
B.Separation of Joint Case. When one debtor in a case commenced by the ﬁling of a
joint petition seeks to maintain a separate case within the same chapter that debtor
shall ﬁle a motion to sever the joint case and shall pay the appropriate fee. The new
case number shall be assigned to the case of the movant. When one debtor in a case

commenced by the ﬁling of a joint petition seeks to maintain a separate case with the
desire to convert the case to one under another chapter that debtor shall ﬁle a motion
to sever the joint case, pay the appropriate fee for the ﬁling of the motion and any fee
associated with the conversion. The new case number shall be assigned to the case
ﬁled for the purpose of conversion.
1.Conversion. If one of two joint debtors seeks conversion to a chapter other than that
under which the joint case is pending, in addition to ﬁling a motion to sever the joint
case and paying the applicable fee, as provided in the preceding section, a motion to
convert must be ﬁled and applicable fee shall be paid.
2.Dismissal of Debtor From a Joint Case. When a debtor seeks to dismiss one debtor
from a joint case, a motion to sever is not required.
C.Joint Administration. A motion for joint administration shall be ﬁled by the party
seeking joint administration.
1.Content. Motions for joint administration shall include a statement as to whether
joint administration will give rise to any conﬂict of interest among the estates of the
cases to be jointly administered. The motion shall include designation of the lead
case, the caption and how claims will be handled.
2.Notice. A motion for joint administration shall be considered by the Court after
hearing on notice pursuant to Local Rule 9013-1, and in accordance with Local Form
20A.
3.Local Form Or http://www.okeb.uscourts.gov/Local-Forms-Listder Required. A
proposed order jointly administering a case shall conform to the applicable local form
order jointly administering cases. Local Form 1015-1(C)(3).
4.Manner of Joint Administration. Jointly administering a case shall follow these
guidelines unless otherwise ordered:
a)Designation of Lead Case. For cases ﬁled at the same time, the ﬁrst case ﬁled shall
be designated in the joint administration order as the “lead case”. For cases jointly
administered subsequent to the original ﬁling date, the order for joint administration
shall designate the “lead case”.
b)Caption. Court papers ﬁled after joint administration shall be captioned as provided
in Local Rule 9004-2 with the exception that the words” Jointly Administered” should
be typed under the lead case number.

c)Docket. A single case docket shall be maintained after the entry of the order for joint
administration, under the case number of the case designated in the joint
administration order as the “lead case”.
d)Claims. A separate claims register shall not be maintained for each case unless
otherwise ordered. Claims shall be ﬁled in the name of the debtor against whom the
claim is asserted, followed by the lead case number and the words “Jointly
Administered”.
e)Ballots. Ballots shall be styled in the case name of the member case for which the
plan being voted on was ﬁled, followed by the lead case number and the words “Jointly
Administered”.
RULE 1016-1.

DEATH OF DEBTOR

The attorney for the debtor should ﬁle a notice or certiﬁcate of death in the bankruptcy
case as soon as possible after acknowledgment that the debtor is deceased.
RULE 1017-1.

CONVERSION TO CHAPTER 11, 12 OR 13

A.Conversion from Chapter 7 to Chapter 11, 12 or 13.
1.Procedure if sought by the debtor - The following procedure shall be employed for
conversion by the debtor from Chapter 7 to Chapter 11, 12 or 13:
Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(A)(1)(a),
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 706(a) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f)(2) and notice reﬂected in
Local Form 20A Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing, if Objection is ﬁled, per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
2.Procedure if sought by a party in interest - The following procedure shall be
employed for conversion by a party in interest from Chapter 7 to Chapter 11:
Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(A)(2)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 706(b) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f) and notice reﬂected in
Local Form 20A Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing, if Objection is ﬁled, per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
3.Conversion from a Chapter 7 to a Chapter 12 or 13 by a party in interest is prohibited
by 11 U.S.C. § 706(c) absent the debtor’s consent.
B.Conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7
1.Procedure if sought by the debtor - The following procedure shall be employed for
conversion by the debtor from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7:

Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(B)(1)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(a) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f).
2.Procedure if sought by a party in interest - The following procedure shall be
employed for conversion by the party in interest from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7:
Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(B)(2)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f) and notice reﬂected in
Local Form 20A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
C.Conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 12 or 13
1.Procedure if sought by the DIP - The following procedure shall be employed for
conversion by the DIP from Chapter 11 to Chapter 12 or 13:
a)Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(C)(1)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112 (d) or Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f)(2) and notice reﬂected in
Local Form 20A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
b)Within thirty (30) days after entry of the Order of Conversion, or within the time
otherwise ordered by the Court, the DIP shall ﬁle a Final Account. See Local Form
1017-1(C)(1)(b).
2.Procedure if sought by a party in interest - Conversion from a Chapter 11 to a
Chapter 12 or 13 by a party in interest is prohibited 11 U.S.C. § 1112(d) without DIP
consent.
D.Conversion from Chapter 12 or 13 to Chapter 7
1.Procedure if sought by the DIP/debtor - The following procedure shall be employed
for conversion by the DIP/debtor from Chapter 12 or 13 to Chapter 7:
Conversion shall be accomplished by Notice of Conversion reﬂected in Local Form
1017-1(D)(1)(a) pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 1208(a) or 1307(a).
2.Procedure if sought by a party in interest - The following procedure shall be
employed for conversion by a party in interest from Chapter 12 or 13 to Chapter 7:
Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(D)(2)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 1208(d) or 1307(c) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f) and notice
reﬂected in Local Form 20A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and
Notice of Hearing per Local Rule 9013-1(B).

E.Conversion from Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 or 13
1.Procedure if sought by the DIP or by a party in interest - The following procedure
shall be employed for conversion by the DIP or a party in interest from Chapter 12 to
Chapter 11 or 13:
Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(E)(1)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1208 (e) and notice reﬂected in Local Form 20A, Notice of
Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of Hearing per Local Rule
9013-1(B).
F.Conversion from Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 or 12
1.Procedure if sought by the debtor - The following procedure shall be employed for
conversion by the debtor or party in interest from Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 or 12:
Conversion shall be accomplished by motion reﬂected in Local Form 1017-1(F)(1)(a)
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(d) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017(f) and notice reﬂected in
Local Form 20A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
G.Information Regarding Domestic Support Obligations. Within thirty (30) days after
the conversion of a case to a case under Chapter 11, 12 or 13, the debtor shall provide
the trustee, if a trustee is appointed, with the information required by Local Rule 40021(B) on Local Form 4002-1(B).
RULE 1017-2.

DISMISSAL OR SUSPENSION – CASE OR PROCEEDINGS

A.Dismissal of a Chapter 7. Procedure if sought by the debtor or a party in interest Dismissal shall be accomplished by motion and notice, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707
and Bankruptcy Rule 1017. Notice shall be accomplished by use of Local Form 20A,
Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of Hearing per Local
Rule 9013-1(B).
B.Dismissal of a Chapter 11.
1.Procedure if sought by the DIP or a party in interest - Dismissal shall be
accomplished by motion and notice pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) and Bankruptcy
Rule 1017. Notice shall be accomplished by use of Local Form 20A, Notice of Motion,
Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of Hearing, per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
2.Duties of the DIP

a)Within fourteen (14) days after the ﬁling of a Motion to Dismiss, the DIP shall ﬁle all
Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses.
b)Within thirty (30) days after entry of the Order of Dismissal, or within the time
otherwise ordered by the Court, the DIP shall ﬁle a Final Report. See Local Form 10172(B)(2)(b).
C.Dismissal of a Chapter 12.
1.Procedure if sought by the debtor - Dismissal shall be accomplished by motion
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1208(b) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017.
2.Procedure if sought by a party in interest - Dismissal shall be accomplished by
motion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1208(c) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017 and notice Local
Form 20A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing, if Objection is ﬁled, per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
3.Duties of the DIP - Within fourteen (14) days after the ﬁling of a Motion to Dismiss,
the DIP shall ﬁle all Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses.
D.Dismissal of a Chapter 13.
1.Procedure if sought by the debtor - Dismissal shall be accomplished by motion
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(b) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017.
2.Procedure if sought by a party in interest - Dismissal shall be accomplished by
motion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1307(c) and Bankruptcy Rule 1017 and notice Local
Form 20A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing, if Objection is ﬁled, per Local Rule 9013-1(B).
3.Duties of the Debtor - Within fourteen (14) days after the ﬁling of a Motion to
Dismiss, the debtor shall ﬁle all Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement
of Expenses.
E.Fees Outstanding at Time of Dismissal. The balance of any statutory or Courtordered fees, including ﬁling fees, conversion fees, and United States Trustee’s fees,
due and owing at the time of dismissal, must be immediately paid in full.
RULE 1019-1.

CONVERSION – PROCEDURE FOLLOWING

A.Amendment to Creditor List. In addition to the requirements of Bankruptcy Rule
1019, the debtor-in-possession or trustee in a superseded Chapter 11 case, and the
debtor in a superseded Chapter 12 or 13 case, shall ﬁle an amendment to the Creditor
List reﬂecting the names and addresses of all unscheduled, unpaid post-petition

creditors within fourteen (14) days following the entry of the order converting the case
or the ﬁling of a notice of conversion. See also Local Rule 1009-1(D) and Local Rule
5005-1(E).
B.Information Regarding Domestic Support Obligations. Within thirty (30) days after
the conversion of a case to a case under Chapter 7, the debtor shall provide the
trustee with the information required by Local Rule 4002-1(B) on Local Form 4002-1(B).
C.Filing of Official Form 122 A-C Upon Conversion of Case. In cases of individual
debtors converted to Chapters 11 or 13, the debtor shall ﬁle Official Form 122B
Chapter 11 Statement of Your Current Monthly Income, or 122C-1 Chapter 13
Statement of Your Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period,
and if applicable, B122C-2 Chapter 13 Calculation of Your Disposable Income
(applicable for the chapter converted to) within fourteen (14) calendar days of entry of
the conversion order. In cases converted to Chapter 7 from Chapters 11, 12 or 13,
unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the debtor shall ﬁle the Official Form 122A-1
Chapter 7 Statement of Your Current Monthly Income, and if applicable, Official Form
122A-2 Chapter 7 Means Text Calculation or Official Form 122A-1Supp Statement of
Exemption From Presumption of Abuse Under Sec 707(B)(2) within fourteen (14)
calendar days of conversion.
D.Deadline for Filing Postpetition Claims. In converted cases, pursuant to Bankruptcy
Rule 1019(6), the deadline for ﬁling by a non-government unit of a request for payment
of an administrative expense or a claim ﬁled pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 348(d) of the
Bankruptcy Code, shall be ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the postconversion meeting. This deadline shall be subject to modiﬁcation, as applicable, by
the provisions of Local Rule 3002-1 and 3003-1.

PART II OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION; NOTICES; MEETINGS; EXAMINATIONS;
ELECTIONS; ATTORNEYS AND ACCOUNTANTS
RULE 2002-1.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

A.Twenty-One Day Notices to Parties in Interest. The proponent or movant shall
prepare and serve the notices required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), and
(6) unless the action is initiated by the Court, in which event the appropriate notice
shall be served by the Clerk unless the Court directs otherwise. The notices required
by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(7) shall be given by the Clerk in cases under Chapters 7, 9,
12 and 13. In a case under Chapter 11, the notices required by Bankruptcy Rule
2002(a)(7) shall be given by the movant. The notices required by Bankruptcy Rule

2002(a)(8) shall be given by the proponent of the plan unless a plan is ﬁled in the
correct format concurrently with the petition in a Chapter 12 case, in which event the
notices provided for in Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(8) shall be given by the Clerk, if
permissible.
B.Twenty-Eight Day Notices to Parties in Interest. The notices required by Bankruptcy
Rule 2002(b) shall be given by the proponent of the plan or the party whose disclosure
statement is being considered, unless a plan is ﬁled in the correct format and
concurrently with the petition in a Chapter 13 case, in which event the notices
provided for in Bankruptcy Rule 2002(b) shall be given by the Clerk, if permissible. See
also Local Rule 3015-1(B).
C.Notice to Equity Security Holders. The proponent or movant shall prepare and give
the notices required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(d)(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7).
D.Other Notices. The notice required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(f)(7) shall be given by
the proponent of the plan. The notice required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(f)(8) shall be
given by the Chapter 7 trustee.
E.Certiﬁcate of Mailing of Notices. The Notice of Electronic Filing created by the
CM/ECF System serves as a Certiﬁcate of Mailing.
1.If all parties who are entitled to receive notice are served by the CM/ECF System, no
additional Certiﬁcate of Mailing is necessary.
2.For parties not listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing who are entitled to receive
notice, the ﬁling party must serve the pleading in accordance with the Federal Rules of
Bankruptcy Procedure and shall either include a Certiﬁcate of Mailing in the pleading
certifying the date of service, the manner of service, and the names and addresses of
the persons and entities served or ﬁle a separate signed Certiﬁcate of Mailing Local
Form 2002-1(E) containing the same information. If a separate Certiﬁcate of Mailing is
ﬁled electronically, the Certiﬁcate of Mailing shall speciﬁcally identify the notice
served, and the docket event shall be related to the notice served. If the Certiﬁcate of
Mailing is ﬁled in paper form, the following must be attached: (1) a copy of the ﬁrst
page of the notice served and (2) a copy of the ﬁrst page of the Notice of Electronic
Filing of the notice.
When mailing paper copies of documents that have been electronically ﬁled to parties
who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System, the ﬁling party must
include the ﬁrst page of the Notice of Electronic Filing to provide the recipient with
proof of the ﬁling.

3.If a party is required to serve notice of a “Text-Only Order” to parties who are not
registered participants of the CM/ECF System, the party shall send a copy of the
Notice of Electronic Filing to such recipients. Only those pages of the Notice of
Electronic Filing that contain the ﬁling information, the docket entry and the
document descriptions need to be served.
F.Motions to Shorten or Limit Notice. A motion to shorten the time or limit the
distribution of any notice required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002 shall state the cause to
shorten or limit notice. Such motions may be ruled upon ex parte.
G.Addressing Notices. Notice of Preferred Addresses under 11 U.S.C. § 342(e) and (f)
and National Creditor Registration Service.
1.An entity and a notice provider may agree that when the notice provider is directed
by the Court to give a notice to that entity, the notice provider shall give the notice to
the entity in the manner agreed to and at the address or addresses the entity supplies
to the notice provider. That address is conclusively presumed to be a proper address
for the notice. The notice provider’s failure to use the supplied address does not
invalidate any notice that is otherwise effective under applicable law.
2.The ﬁling of a notice of preferred address pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 341(f) by a creditor
directly with the agency or agencies that provide noticing services for the Bankruptcy
Court will constitute the ﬁling of such a notice with the Court.
3.Registration with the National Creditor Registration Service must be accomplished
through the agency that provides noticing services for the Bankruptcy Court. Forms
and registration information are available at https.ncrs.uscourts.gov.
4.Notices of Change of Address by a creditor for this district only, should be
accomplished by ﬁling Local Form 2002-1(G).
RULE 2002-2.

NOTICE TO UNITED STATES OR FEDERAL AGENCY

Notices required to be served on an instrumentality of the United States pursuant to
Bankruptcy Rule 2002(j) shall clearly designate the department, agency or
instrumentality of the United States entitled to notice or the agency through which the
debtor became indebted and shall be served at the address listed on the list of
addresses maintained by the Clerk in accordance with Local Rule 1007-I [Interim]-1(L).
RULE 2003-1.

§ 341 MEETING

A.Documents Required at the § 341 Meeting:
1.Signed copy of Attorney Fee Contract

2.Signed copy of Petition and Schedules
3.Most recently ﬁled tax returns shall be provided seven (7) days before § 341 meeting.
4.Disclosure Notice required under 11 U.S.C. § § § 526, 527 and 528.
5.Debtor shall timely respond to any additional, reasonable request for documents by
the trustee.
B.Requests to Continue or Reschedule the § 341 Meeting, Notice of Re-setting and
Extension. If the debtor or the debtor’s attorney knows in advance of the § 341 Meeting
that the debtor or attorney cannot attend the § 341 Meeting as scheduled, the debtor’s
attorney (or the debtor if not represented by an attorney) shall contact the trustee (or
the United States Trustee in a Chapter 11 case where no trustee has been appointed)
as far in advance of the § 341 Meeting as possible to request a continued hearing date.
If continued, the debtor’s attorney (or the debtor if not represented by an attorney)
shall:
1.prepare and ﬁle a notice of the continued or rescheduled § 341 Meeting bearing the
trustee’s signature;
2.serve notice of the continued or rescheduled § 341 Meeting date on the trustee and
on all creditors and parties in interest and on the United States Trustee, in Chapter 11
cases; and
3.ﬁle a certiﬁcate of service with the Court.
C.Continuance of the § 341 Meeting Announced at Meeting. The trustee or the United
States Trustee may continue a § 341 Meeting from time to time by announcement at
the § 341 Meeting. The trustee or the United States Trustee shall list the continued
date, time and location for the continued meeting by making a docket entry using the
Court’s CM/ECF system. No further notice of the continued date shall be required.
RULE 2003-2.

CORPORATE OWNERSHIP STATEMENT – CREDITORS COMMITTEE

Any corporation, other than a governmental unit, that accepts appointment to a
committee of creditors shall complete and ﬁle Local Form 7007.1-1 identifying all
publicly held corporations, other than a governmental unit, that directly or indirectly
own ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the corporation’s equity interest, or
stating that there are no such entities to report. The corporate ownership statement
shall be ﬁled within fourteen (14) days of an appointment to a committee. A
supplemental corporate ownership statement shall be ﬁled promptly to reﬂect any
change in the information that is required to be disclosed.

This Rule further requires that membership interests in limited liability companies and
similar entities that fall under the deﬁnition of a corporation in Bankruptcy Code § 101
also be included in the disclosure statement.
RULE 2004-1.

DEPOSITIONS AND EXAMINATIONS

A.A motion for an examination under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 may be ruled upon by the
Court ex parte.
B.An examination under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 may be taken by agreement without a
motion or order.
C.Before ﬁling a motion for the examination of a person, including a debtor or a
representative of the debtor, the party seeking to take the examination shall make a
good faith effort to confer with the person to be examined, or such person’s counsel if
that person is represented, to arrange for an agreeable date, time, and place for the
examination. The motion shall indicate if an agreement has been reached on the date,
time and place for the examination; otherwise the motion shall disclose the efforts
made to comply with this rule.
RULE 2014-1.

EMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONALS

An application for employment, Local Form 2014-1(A), made pursuant to Bankruptcy
Rule 2014, may be ruled upon ex parte or may be set for hearing, at the discretion of
the Court. A local proposed order, Local Form 2014-1(B), shall be submitted with such
application in compliance with Local Rule 9072-1 and this Court’s CM/ECF
Administrative Guide.
RULE 2015-1.

TRUSTEES - GENERAL

The duty of a Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 trustee or Chapter 11 DIP to ﬁle reports required
by 11 U.S.C. §§ 704(a)(8) and 1106(a)(1) and Bankruptcy Rule 2015(a)(3), shall continue
until the entry of a ﬁnal decree, unless the Court directs otherwise, according to the
format and time schedule provided by the U. S. Trustee or ordered by the Court.
RULE 2015-2.

DUTY TO FILE REPORTS

A.Monthly Operating Reports. The DIP must ﬁle an original monthly operating report
with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, and serve a copy upon the United States
Trustee. The monthly operating reports must be prepared using the forms provided on
the United States Trustee’s website at http://www.justice.gov/ust/r20/. Debtors who
are individuals and/or operate a sole proprietorship must complete and ﬁle a Monthly
Operating Report (Individuals). Debtors who are partnerships, LLC’s, professional

corporations or corporations, must complete and ﬁle the Standard Monthly Operating
Report (Business). Small Business Debtors must complete and ﬁle a Small Business
Monthly Operating Report, in compliance with Bankruptcy Rule 2015(a)(6).
The Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report must be signed by the Chapter 11 debtor
under penalty of perjury, signed and submitted by the debtor’s attorney, ﬁled with the
Court and submitted to the United States Trustee. Additional ﬁnancial information
may be required by the United States Trustee.
B.The reports required under paragraph “A” above shall be ﬁled with the Clerk of the
Bankruptcy Court in Chapter 11 and 12 cases. Debtors shall use the appropriate
United States Trustee or Local Forms to ﬁle the reports. The report must be signed by
the debtor or the debtor’s authorized representative under penalty of perjury.
C.In cases under Chapter 13 where the trustee ﬁles a report with the Court pursuant to
11 U.S.C. § 1302(c), the debtor shall ﬁle reports required by 11 U.S.C. § 1304(c) with the
Court on the appropriate form. The report must be signed by the debtor under penalty
of perjury.
D.In cases under Chapter 13, debtors who have income for which no taxes are
withheld or debtors who are self-employed but who do not incur trade credit, shall
submit Monthly Operating Reports using the appropriate form, to the Chapter 13
trustee unless the trustee waives or modiﬁes this requirement.
RULE 2016-1.

COMPENSATION OF PROFESSIONALS

A.The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director’s Procedural Form 2030
Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor required by 11 U.S.C. § 329(a) and
Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b) shall be ﬁled with the petition, but the ﬁling of the statement
shall not be a requirement for the commencement of a case under any chapter of the
Code.
B.In Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 cases, attorneys and accountants shall deposit into a
trust account all retainer funds received from the debtor pre-petition that had not
been earned and applied pre-petition. No retainer funds shall be withdrawn without an
order of the Court.

C.All fee applications must comply with the United States Trustee’s Guidelines for
Reviewing Applications for Compensation & Reimbursement of Expenses ﬁled under
11 U.S.C. §330. http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/rules_regulations/guidelines/index.htm.

D.Debtors’ attorneys seeking compensation or expenses that exceed the Court’s
presumptive fee (see this Court’s General Orders) and all other attorneys seeking
compensation or expenses shall submit Local Form 2016-1(C) “Application for
Compensation for Professional Services or Reimbursement of Expenses by Attorney”.
The application shall:
1.include as an attachment a copy of the retainer agreement, if any;
2.include as an attachment a detailed description of the actual or estimated services
or expenses for which compensation or reimbursement is sought, including time
spent in preparing the fee application; and
3.include the amount of any payments previously made to the attorney(s).
E.Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses ﬁled pursuant to
Bankruptcy Rule 2016, should comply with the notice of hearing requirements set
forth in Local Rule 9013-1. The Notice of Hearing should contain the language set forth
in Local Form 20E Notice of Application Opportunity for Objection and Notice of
Possible Hearing. All Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses
are subject to hearing after review by the court. If an order approving fees and
expenses is not entered prior to the hearing, the applicant should attend the hearing
and be prepared to present legal argument.
RULE 2090-1.

ADMISSION OF COUNSEL TO THE BANKRUPTCY COURT

A.Roll of Attorneys. The bar of this Court shall consist of those attorneys admitted to
practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
who have taken the prescribed oath and submitted the required fee to the District
Court. Since this Court derives its jurisdiction and authority from the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, admission to the District Court
shall be deemed admission to this Bankruptcy Court.
B.Procedure for Admission. Every applicant for admission shall submit to the District
Court Clerk, on a form prescribed by the District Court, a written application for
admission, which shall be referred to the Committee on Admissions and Grievances
for investigation into the applicant’s qualiﬁcations and ﬁtness to be admitted to the
bar of the Eastern District. The committee shall report its recommendations in writing
to the District Court Clerk. Upon a favorable report of the Committee, the applicant
may be admitted. Each applicant approved by the Committee on Admissions and
Grievances shall pay the applicable fee to the District Court Clerk’s office prior to the
time the applicant is sworn in, which may take place at either the District Court or the
Bankruptcy Court, and receives his certiﬁcate. See www.oked.uscourts.gov.

C.Eligibility. Any member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, or of
any United States Court of Appeals, or of any District Court of the United States, or a
member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of any state of the United
States, is eligible for admission to the bar of this Court.
D.Attorneys for the United States. Attorneys who are employed or retained by the
United States or its agencies may practice in this Court in all cases or proceedings in
which they represent the United States or such agencies.
E.Admission Pro Hac Vice. Any attorney who has been admitted to practice and
remains in good standing before any other Court of the United States, or before the
highest Court of any other state, and who is familiar with these Local Rules may
practice before this Court by permission of and on such conditions as may be set by
the Court. Permission to practice before the Court may be requested by ﬁling a written
motion in the main bankruptcy case or by making an oral request during any
proceeding before the Court, followed by a written motion. Attorneys requesting such
admission are required to attach to their motion a completed Application for
Admission Pro Hac Vice, Local Form 2090-1(E) and pay the appropriate admission fee
to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. A
motion and fee should be submitted for each case such attorney seeks admission.
Temporary admission shall be restricted to the case and related proceeding for which
the motion is granted. An attorney so admitted shall ﬁle pleadings and documents
electronically with the Court in compliance with these Local Rules and the CM/ECF
Administrative Guide. Admission in a particular bankruptcy case shall also serve as
admission in all adversary proceedings ﬁled relating to that bankruptcy case and/or
consolidated cases.
F.Appearance of Child Support Creditor or Representative. Any attorney not admitted
to practice before this Court, who desires to appear on behalf of a child support
creditor in a case pending before this Court, shall ﬁle a written notice detailing the
child support debt, its status and other characteristics simultaneously with the ﬁrst
papers ﬁled on Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director’s Procedural Form
2810, Appearance of Child Support Creditor or Representative.

PART III CLAIMS AND DISTRIBUTION TO CREDITORS AND EQUITY INTEREST
HOLDERS; PLANS
RULE 3001-1.

TRANSFER OF CLAIM

When a claim is transferred pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3001(e)(2) or (e)(4), the notice
of transfer of claim shall include a reference to the claim number of the original Proof
of Claim for which the transferee shall be substituted for the transferor and the
amount of the claim and shall be ﬁled on Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Director’s Procedural Form 2100A Transfer of Claim Other Than for Security.
RULE 3002-1.

FILING PROOF OF CLAIM

A.Proofs of Claim. All proofs of claim or interest shall be ﬁled electronically using
CM/ECF. Parties who have not obtained limited user passwords, or creditors or
interest holders not represented by counsel may ﬁle a proof of claim or interest
through this court’s website using Electronic Proof of Claim interface (ePOC). All
claims ﬁled shall be ﬁled on Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director’s
Procedural Form 410. The creditor’s complete name, address and telephone number
shall be provided on the proof of claim. See Local Rule 5005-1(A).
B.Converted Cases. When a case is converted from Chapter 11, 12, or 13 to Chapter 7,
the “meeting of creditors” for the purpose of Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c) shall mean the
meeting of creditors held in the Chapter 7 case.
C.Chapter 7 No-Asset Cases and Cases Converted from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7. Upon
the ﬁling of a “Notice of Assets,” a deadline for ﬁling claims shall be established as
provided by Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c)(5), and noticed pursuant to Local Rule 2002-1.
Claims deadlines in Chapter 13 cases converted to Chapter 7 cases shall be
established as provided by Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c)(5) and Local Rule 1019-1(D).
D.Exhibits to Proofs of Claim. Exhibits (20 page limit of normal type print) in support of
a Proof of Claim shall be ﬁled electronically whenever possible and shall be docketed
as one event with the Proof of Claim. The exhibits should be electronically imaged and
ﬁled in PDF format together with the Proof of Claim. The exhibits shall comply with
Local Rule 9004-1 (A) and (B). CM/ECF registered participants shall ﬁle proofs of claim
electronically. The party ﬁler must add the creditor name exactly as it appears on the
claim. The address of the claimant should include the mailing address to which
payments should be sent.
E.Deadline for Filing Claims in Chapter 7 Cases Reopened to Administer Assets. Upon
the ﬁling by a trustee of a “Notice of Assets” in a reopened Chapter 7 case:
1.If no claims deadline was established in the original case or if a claims deadline was
established and rendered moot by the ﬁling of a “Report of No Distribution” by the
trustee in the original case, the Court shall set a deadline of seventy (70) calendar
days from issuance of the Clerk’s Notice of Deadline to File Claims. For governmental

units, the deadline shall be this deadline or one hundred eighty (180) calendar days
after relief was ordered in the original Chapter 7 case, whichever is later. Any claims
ﬁled during the pendency of the original case shall be deemed ﬁled in the reopened
case.
2.If a claims deadline established in the original case expired prior to the ﬁling of a
“Report of No Distribution” by the trustee, or if a distribution was made to creditors by
the trustee subsequent to the expiration of a claims deadline in the original case, no
additional claims deadline shall be established. Creditors considered for distributions
shall be those creditors who ﬁled claims in the original case.
RULE 3003-1.

FILING PROOF OF CLAIM IN CHAPTER 9 OR CHAPTER 11

Chapter 11 Cases.
1.Claims Bar Date. In all Chapter 11 cases, the Court shall ﬁx a claims bar date. Such
deadline may be speciﬁed in the 341 meeting notice.
2.Notice of Bar Date. In Chapter 11 cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Clerk
will serve notice of the claims bar date with a blank proof of claim and instructions
that conform substantially to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director’s
Procedural Form 410 on all creditors and parties in interest at the time the § 341
meeting of creditors is noticed.
3.Creditors Added After Claims Bar Date. If the debtor amends its Chapter 11
schedules to add a creditor or to reduce the amount of a claim or reclassify a claim as
contingent, unliquidated, or disputed after having served notice of the claims bar
date, then, in addition to serving the amended schedules on the affected creditor, the
debtor shall serve the notice of claims bar date upon the affected creditor and shall
give written notice that the creditor must ﬁle any claim by the bar date or thirty (30)
days after the date of the notice, whichever is later, and ﬁle a Certiﬁcate of Mailing in
compliance with Local Rule 2002-1(E) and 5005-1(E) within two (2) days thereafter. See
Local Rule 1009-1(E).
In a Chapter 9 or 11 case, the DIP or trustee, if one is appointed, shall ﬁle a request for
order ﬁxing time within which proofs of claim or interest must be ﬁled if the court has
not already set a time for ﬁling. The request must be ﬁled and DIP or trustee shall
serve the order ﬁxing the time within which to ﬁle proofs of claim or interest on the
debtor, the trustee, all creditors, indenture trustees, equity security holders, and all
persons requesting notice in the case. See also Local Rule 2002-1(E)(1) and (2).
RULE 3004-1.

FILING PROOF OF CLAIM ON BEHALF OF A CREDITOR

If a debtor ﬁles a proof of claim on behalf of a creditor who has failed to ﬁle a proof of
claim, the debtor shall include the creditor’s telephone number on the proof of claim.
If the creditor’s telephone number is not available, the debtor shall provide the
creditor’s full account number to the trustee by mail.
RULE 3007-1.

CLAIMS – OBJECTIONS

A.Proofs of interest. Bankruptcy Rule 3007 also applies to objections to proofs of
interest.
B.Objection to claim or interest. The caption of an objection to a claim shall identify
the claimant and claim number (e.g., Objection to Claim of ACME, Inc. (Claim No. 10)).
The objecting party has the burden of overcoming the presumption afforded by
Bankruptcy Rule 3001(f). Objections to claims and notice shall be ﬁled and served in
compliance with Bankruptcy Rule 3007(a)(2) and Local Rule 9013-1(B).
C.Notice of Objections. The objecting party must provide notice of an objection to the
claimant, claimant’s counsel, debtor, debtor’s counsel, the trustee, and parties in
interest that have requested notice in compliance with Bankruptcy rule 3007(a)(2).
Notice shall contain the language set forth in Local Form 420B-1 Notice of Objection to
Claim, Notice of Deadline to File Response and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing.
RULE 3008-1.

CLAIMS – RECONSIDERATION

Bankruptcy Rule 3008 shall also apply to proofs of interest.
RULE 3010-1.

DIVIDENDS – SMALL

A.Chapter 12 and 13 trustees may distribute payments in amounts less than $15.00 to
creditors without Court order.
B.Upon satisfactory proof to the Chapter 12 or 13 trustee that a claim is fully satisﬁed,
the payments that would have otherwise been made on that claim may be distributed
by the trustee to holders of other allowed claims provided for by the conﬁrmed plan
without requiring modiﬁcation of the plan.
RULE 3011-1.

UNCLAIMED FUNDS

A.Disposition of Unclaimed Funds. A request by any proper entity for the release of
unclaimed funds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2042 shall be made by completing and ﬁling
an Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds on Local Form 1340 Application for
Payment of Unclaimed Funds. An applicant shall ﬁle separate supporting
documentation to establish the identity of the claimant and the authority of the
applicant to make the claim according to the Instructions for Filing Application for

Payment of Unclaimed Funds by ﬁling Local Form 1340A Supporting Documentation
for Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds. A claimant entitled to such funds
may obtain an order directing payment to the claimant upon full proof of the right to
payment of such funds. If no response or objection has been ﬁled within fourteen (14)
days from the date of ﬁling of the application the Court may set a hearing and/or
require additional evidence before ruling on the application and directing payment of
such funds. All indications of fraud will be referred to the United States Attorney for
the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
B.Notice Required. Such application shall be served by the claimant on the debtor and
debtor’s counsel, if any, trustee, United States Trustee, United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Oklahoma, and the original claimant and claimant’s counsel, if any,
if the applicant is not the original creditor or claimant.
RULE 3012-1.

VALUATION OF COLLATERAL

A.Motions to Determine Secured Claims. These motions shall be ﬁled separately and
shall not be incorporated into the plan in a Chapter 11 case.
B.These motions will be ruled upon at the expiration of the time in which to object, or
will be set for hearing at the time of conﬁrmation. See Local Form 3012-1(B).
C.These motions shall be accompanied by a Notice of Motion as set forth in Local Rule
9013-1(B).
D.When the request is made in a Chapter 12 or 13 plan the debtor shall comly with
Bankruptcy rule 3012(b) and (c).

RULE 3015-1.

CHAPTER 12 AND 13 – PLAN

A.Time for Filing. If a Chapter 13 plan is not ﬁled with the petition, it shall be ﬁled
within fourteen (14) days after the order for relief. If a Chapter 12 plan is not ﬁled with
the petition, it shall be ﬁled within ninety (90) days after the order for relief. Failure to
timely ﬁle the plan shall result in dismissal of the case unless a motion to extend time
is timely ﬁled and granted by the Court.
B.Chapter 12 Plan. The Chapter 12 Plan proposed by the DIP shall comply with the
requirements of 11 U.S.C. § 1222. Plans must be ﬁled within the time set forth in 11
U.S.C. § 1221 on Local Form 3015-4. This Court’s Local Form may be modiﬁed to
accommodate the individual DIP, but must comply with the requirements of 11 U.S.C.
§ 1222.

C.Chapter 13 Plan; Service and Use of Local Form. Chapter 13 Plans shall comply with
Local Form 3015-1(B). If a Chapter 13 Plan is ﬁled in the proper format on the same
date as the petition, the Clerk will provide a copy of the plan along with the notices
required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(1) and (b). Service of the Chapter 13 Plan by the
Clerk shall be governed by Local Rule 2002-1(B) or by General Order. If the Chapter 13
plan includes a request to determine amount of secured claim and/or avoidance of a
nonpossessory, nonpurchase- money security interest in exempt property, the
attorney for the debtor (or the debtor) shall serve a copy of the plan and Notice of
hearing and objection deadlines on affected creditors in the manner provided by Fed.
R. Bankr. P. 7004 for service of a summons and complaint. If the Chapter 13 plan is not
ﬁled on the same date as the petition or is ﬁled in an improper format, debtor or
debtor’s counsel shall transmit a copy of the plan to the debtor, the Chapter 13
trustee, the United States Trustee, all creditors, and parties in interest that have
requested notice, and shall ﬁle a certiﬁcate of mailing thereof.
RULE 3015-2.

AMENDED CHAPTER 12 & 13 PLANS

Chapter 13 Plans shall comply with Local Form 3015-1(B). Amended Chapter 12 or 13
Plans shall supersede all prior plans unless otherwise authorized by the Court, state
the changes made and the creditors affected), be accompanied by Local Form 420C-1,
Notice of Conﬁrmation Hearing and Notice of Objection Deadline, and be mailed to all
parties listed on the official mailing matrix, the United States Trustee and the Chapter
12 or 13 trustee twenty-eight (28) days prior to the conﬁrmation hearing, along with a
certiﬁcate of mailing each time a plan is amended.
RULE 3015-3.

CHAPTER 12 AND 13 - PRECONFIRMATION CERTIFICATION

A.Certiﬁcation of Payment of Domestic Support Obligations. Within fourteen (14) days
before the date set for conﬁrmation of a Chapter 12 or Chapter 13 plan, if the debtor is
required by a judicial or administrative order, or by statute, to pay any domestic
support obligation, the debtor shall ﬁle a veriﬁed statement on Local Form 3015-2(A)
(Pre-Conﬁrmation Certiﬁcation), certifying that the debtor has paid all amounts that
are required to be paid under such domestic support obligation in accordance with 11
U.S.C. § 1325(a). If the debtor is not required to pay any amounts under a domestic
support obligation, then the debtor shall ﬁle a veriﬁed statement on Local Form 30152(A) (Pre-Conﬁrmation Certiﬁcation) certifying that the debtor has no such
obligations.http://www.okeb.uscourts.gov/Local-Forms-List
B.Certiﬁcation Regarding Tax Returns. Within fourteen (14) days before the date set for
conﬁrmation of a plan, the debtor shall ﬁle a veriﬁed statement on Local Form 3015-

2(A) (Pre-Conﬁrmation Certiﬁcation) certifying that all applicable federal, state and
local tax returns required by 11 U.S.C. §§ 1308 and 1325(a)(9) have been ﬁled with the
appropriate taxing authority.
RULE 3015-4.

MODIFICATION OF THE CHAPTER 12 OR 13 PLAN

A.Modiﬁcations made to the Chapter 12 or 13 Plan after conﬁrmation pursuant to 11
U.S.C. §§ 1229 or 1329 shall be accompanied by a motion to modify each time a
modiﬁed plan or amended modiﬁed plan is ﬁled, stating the modiﬁcations being
made in the plan in compliance with Local Form 3015-4, (Chapter 12 Plan) or Local
Form 3015-1(B) (Chapter 13 Plan). The provisions of Local Rule 3015-2 apply to
amended modiﬁcations to plan. The debtor shall ﬁle Local Form 3015-3(C)
(Pre-Conﬁrmation Certiﬁcation) within fourteen (14) days before the date set for
conﬁrmation for each modiﬁcation to a Chapter 12 or Chapter 13 Plan.
B.When a Motion to Modify Plan is ﬁled pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 1229 or 1329, the
moving party shall also ﬁle a modiﬁed plan and Local Form 420C-2, Notice of
Conﬁrmation Hearing and Notice of Objection Deadline along with a certiﬁcate of
mailing to all parties listed on the official mailing matrix, the United States Trustee and
the Chapter 12 or 13 trustee twenty-eight (28) days prior to the conﬁrmation hearing.
RULE 3015-5.

NOTICE OF CHAPTER 12 CONFIRMATION HEARING

The Clerk shall prepare the notice of conﬁrmation hearing. The Clerk or the DIP if the
Court directs, shall mail to the matrix, the notice and plan within seven (7) days of the
entry of the notice of conﬁrmation hearing. Proof of service shall be ﬁled within two (2)
days of the mailing.
RULE 3015-6.

OBJECTION TO CHAPTER 12 AND 13 PLANS

Objections to the plan must be ﬁled no later than seven (7) days prior to the
conﬁrmation hearing. Each objection shall state speciﬁc grounds for the objection
and legal authority for objector’s position, where applicable. Untimely objections may
be disregarded by the Court.
RULE 3016-1.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CHAPTER 11 PLAN-GENERAL

A.The proponent of the disclosure statement and Chapter 11 Plan shall mail a copy of
the disclosure statement in compliance with Bankruptcy Rule 3017(a) within three (3)
days of ﬁling. Within two (2) days thereafter, the disclosure statement proponent shall
ﬁle a certiﬁcate of mailing evidencing compliance.

B.Any amended disclosure statement or amended Chapter 11 Plan, shall be complete
in and of itself and supersede all prior versions unless otherwise authorized by the
Court upon request of the plan proponent.
C.Notice of Disclosure Statement Hearing - The Clerk or DIP, as the Court may direct,
shall prepare and mail the notice of disclosure statement hearing.
RULE 3017.1.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - SMALL BUSINESS CASE

In a small business case, a Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement ﬁled by any plan
proponent must conform to Local Form 3017.1 - Small Business Chapter 11 Disclosure
Statement and Local Form 3017.1(2) - Small Business Chapter 11 Plan. Additions or
deletions to such local forms may be made provided that the proponent highlights the
changes made. The proponent shall obtain hearing dates and appropriate deadlines to
include in the Disclosure Statement from this Court’s website. The plan proponent
shall ﬁle an Application for Conditional Approval of the Disclosure Statement
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1121(e). Upon application, the Court may, after independent
review, enter an order conditionally approving the disclosure statement. All disclosure
statements so approved will be considered for ﬁnal approval at the same time as the
hearing on the conﬁrmation of the plan.
RULE 3017-1.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - APPROVAL

Each disclosure statement formulated pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1125 must meet the
following minimum requirements.
A.Description of Business. The debtor must furnish information describing the nature
of the business being reorganized under Chapter 11. This analysis must include the
competitive conditions in the industry and the debtor’s role in that industry. The
debtor must disclose whether or not it is dependent upon one or more customers or
clients. Where the debtor is a licensed professional whose income is derived from
providing services that are billed on an hourly rate, the debtor must provide
information giving the creditor a good faith estimate of the number of clients, the
anticipated services, the hourly rate, and the anticipated annual billings that will
provide the source of his income. The Chapter 11 debtor should provide a description
of the service to be rendered, location of principal and branch offices, employee staff
and payroll and salaries of officers and directors. Any special property interests, such
as patents, trademarks, licenses, or franchises should be disclosed and described.
B.History of the Debtor. The Chapter 11 debtor should describe in detail its activities
before ﬁling, including the reasons for ﬁling the Chapter 11. This history should be
provided in a neutral, objective and noninﬂammatory manner. Litigation issues are to

be described in an objective professional tone, free of any mischaracterization of the
issues to be resolved in such litigation. Where possible, the debtor should provide an
evaluation of the probable success of any litigation and its effect on the debtor’s
business or his plans for reorganization under Chapter 11.
C.Financial Information. The debtor must provide a pre-petition statement of assets
and liabilities, together with a proﬁt and loss analysis. The debtor must also provide
ﬁnancial information sufficient to inform the creditors of all liens, encumbrances,
security interests, loans or other ﬁnancial obligations that may impair the debtor or
his assets.
D.Description of the Plan. The plan of reorganization must be described in sufficient
detail to give the creditor enough information to determine how its rights will be
affected.
E.How the plan is to be executed.
F.Liquidation Analysis.
G.Management to be retained and the compensation of the personnel retained.
H.Projection of Operations. The debtor should provide the projection of operations
subsequent to conﬁrmation so that the Court may determine the feasibility of the
plan. The debtor must provide sufficient ﬁnancial information to determine if the
projections for operations subsequent to conﬁrmation are feasible. The debtor is
required to make a full, clear and complete disclosure of all underlying assumptions.
If the plan assumes an increase in income, the basis for this assumption must be set
forth. If the future operations contain a risk of loss of income or anticipated ﬁnancial
instability, the factors that may cause a loss or diminution of income should be set
forth.
I.Litigation. All pending or contemplated litigation of whatever nature must be
described fully, completely and in detail. Trial dates, where known, must be disclosed.
Appeals, ﬁled or contemplated, must be disclosed. The disclosure statement must
include a professional evaluation of the probable success of any pending or
contemplated litigation.
J.Transactions with Insiders. The disclosure statement must describe fully, completely
and in detail all transactions with insiders. If there are no such transactions, that shall
be stated.

K.Tax Consequences. The disclosure statement must reveal the probable tax
consequences if the Chapter 11 Plan is conﬁrmed. If there are no tax consequences,
the disclosure statement must contain an affirmative statement of that fact.
RULE 3018-1.

BALLOTS – VOTING ON PLANS

Ballots shall conform to Local Form 3018-1. The person designated in a plan to receive
ballots to accept or reject a plan shall ﬁle a tabulation of the ballots at least seven (7)
days prior to the date set for hearing on conﬁrmation of the plan on Local Form 30201(D)-1. The tabulation shall include the numbers and percentages of acceptances and
rejections of each impaired class, and whether each such impaired class is deemed to
accept or reject the plan.
RULE 3019-1.

AMENDED CHAPTER 11 PLAN

Any amended Chapter 11 Plan shall be complete in all respects and supersede all
prior versions. A separate pleading entitled "Summary of Amendments" shall
accompany all amended plans. The summary shall state the changes made and the
creditors affected by the amendments with reference to the original plan. This rule
may be waived upon request of a party in interest.
RULE 3020-1.

CHAPTER 11 – CONFIRMATION

A.Ballots. The plan proponent shall have the original ballots at the hearing on
conﬁrmation of a plan. The ballots may be introduced into evidence upon request of
the Court or a party in interest.
B.Notice of Conﬁrmation Hearing. The Clerk shall prepare the notice of conﬁrmation
hearing, unless the Court orders otherwise and the plan proponent should mail to the
matrix, the notice, the plan, a ballot, and the approved disclosure statement, in
compliance with Bankruptcy Rule 3017(d), within three (3) days of the entry of the
notice of conﬁrmation hearing. Proof of service shall be ﬁled within two (2) days of the
mailing.
C.Deadline for Objections to Conﬁrmation. Objections to conﬁrmation of a chapter 11
plan shall be ﬁled at least fourteen (14) days before the conﬁrmation hearing unless
the Court shortens notice for cause, or in a small business case.
D.Pre-Conﬁrmation Obligation. The Plan proponent of a Chapter 11 shall ﬁle Local
Form 3020-1(D)(1), Certiﬁcate on Acceptance of Plan and Report on Payment of Fees.
Individual Chapter 11 debtors shall ﬁle Local Form 3020-1(D)(2), Pre Conﬁrmation
Certiﬁcation Regarding Domestic Support Obligations and Filing of Required Tax

Returns prior to the conﬁrmation hearing in compliance with 11 U.S.C. § 101 (14A) or §
129(a)(14).
E.Payment of Clerk’s and United States Trustee’s Fees. A Plan shall not be conﬁrmed
unless the plan proponent’s report required by this rule certiﬁes that all outstanding
fees payable to the Clerk and the United States Trustee under 28 U.S.C. § 1930 have
been paid.
F.Implementation Order. Upon conﬁrmation, the Court shall enter an implementation
order pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §1142 as a part of the conﬁrmation order. The postconﬁrmation debtor shall be required to comply with the mandates of the
implementation order.
RULE 3022-1.

CHAPTER 11 FINAL REPORT/DECREE

The plan proponent shall ﬁle a Final Report, in compliance with this Court’s Local
Form 3022-1, Chapter 11 Final Report and Application for Final Decree, along with
certiﬁcate of mailing, in compliance with this Court’s Local Rules within six (6) months
after plan conﬁrmation or within thirty (30) days after substantial consummation,
under 11 U.S.C. § 1101(2), whichever is earlier. If the debtor is an individual and is
eligible for a discharge, upon the ﬁling of a Notice of Completion of Plan payment,
Certiﬁcation of Compliance and Request for Entry of Discharge, a Notice of Motion,
Notice of Objection and Hearing pursuant to this Court’s Local Form 20C, the case will
be automatically reopened pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 350 without the payment of a fee.
RULE 3070-1.

CHAPTER 13 – PAYMENTS

A.Chapter 13 plans shall state a total amount per month to be paid to the Chapter 13
trustee and shall state the length of the plan in months.
B.The debtor shall commence making payments to the Chapter 13 trustee under a
Chapter 13 plan within thirty (30) days after the date of the order for relief. All
payments made by the debtor to the Chapter 13 trustee shall be made by certiﬁed or
cashier’s check or money order. Chapter 13 plan payments made by recipients of
wage deduction orders or other payment orders may be made to the Chapter 13
trustee by check. If any entity tenders a plan payment check that is dishonored, the
Chapter 13 trustee may require all future Chapter 13 plan payments from such entity
to be made by certiﬁed or cashier’s check or money order.
C.Cash will not be accepted by the Chapter 13 trustee from any entity as payment
under a Chapter 13 plan.

D.Unless otherwise agreed by the Chapter 13 trustee, Chapter 13 plan payments shall
be made to the trustee under a wage deduction order or other payment order directed
to an entity from whom the debtor receives income. The debtor shall submit a wage
deduction order or payment order on Local Form 3070-1(D) to the trustee for approval
and submission to the Court.
RULE 3070-2.

CHAPTER 13 – ADEQUATE PROTECTION

A.Each creditor entitled to adequate protection under 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1)(C) shall be
provided adequate protection by the Chapter 13 plan in the form of a lien on each preconﬁrmation plan payment to the Chapter 13 trustee in the amount stated in the plan
for such creditor.
B.The Chapter 13 plan shall provide for equal monthly amounts to each creditor
entitled to adequate protection, unless otherwise agreed by a creditor in writing ﬁled
in the case.
C.The Chapter 13 debtor shall not pay adequate protection payments directly to any
creditor.
D.There shall be a presumption that only the creditors provided a lien on pre
conﬁrmation plan payments by the plan are entitled to adequate protection under 11
U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1)(C).
E.A creditor may ﬁle a written objection to the provision for adequate protection in the
plan, however, the Chapter 13 plan shall control until otherwise ordered by the Court.
F.The trustee shall hold all plan payments received (including the portion of the plan
payments upon which a lien has been provided for under the plan) until conﬁrmation
of a plan, dismissal or conversion of the case. If a plan is conﬁrmed, the trustee shall
disburse all payments held as provided in the conﬁrmed plan. If the case is dismissed
or is converted to another chapter prior to conﬁrmation of a plan, the adequate
protection lien provided for in the plan shall attach to plan payments received by the
trustee on or before the date of conversion or dismissal and the Chapter 13 trustee is
authorized to disburse the funds to which the adequate protection lien has attached
to the creditor entitled thereto (subject to paragraphs G and H below).
G.If one or more amended plans are ﬁled that contain different payment amounts for a
creditor entitled to adequate protection and the case is either dismissed or converted
to another chapter prior to conﬁrmation of a plan, the lien shall attach to the highest
payment amount stated in the plans for that creditor and that amount shall be paid to
the creditor by the trustee.

H.No adequate protection payments shall be paid to any creditor unless a secured
proof of claim has been ﬁled for that creditor. If a secured proof of claim has not been
ﬁled by or on behalf of a creditor entitled to adequate protection prior to the date of
dismissal or conversion of the case to another chapter prior to conﬁrmation of a plan,
the adequate protection lien shall be extinguished and the trustee is hereby
authorized to disburse the funds that otherwise would have been disbursed to that
creditor to the debtor free and clear of any lien or interest of any creditor.
I.All adequate protection payments made by the Chapter 13 trustee shall be made in
the ordinary course of Chapter 13 trusteeship business.
J.Upon disbursement of adequate protection payments under this order, the Chapter
13trustee is hereby allowed the trustee’s percentage fee as periodically ﬁxed by the
United States Attorney General, or his designee, under 28 U.S.C. § 586(e).
RULE 3071-1.

CHAPTER 12 – PAYMENTS

All payments to the Chapter 12 trustee shall be made by certiﬁed or cashier’s check or
money order. Neither personal checks nor cash will be accepted as payment under a
Chapter 12 plan.

PART IV

THE DEBTOR: DUTIES AND BENEFITS

RULE 4001-1.

AUTOMATIC STAY

A.Relief from the Automatic Stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). A motion for relief from the
automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) shall be clearly designated as such in the title of
the pleading. Failure to do so may be deemed by the Court to be a waiver of the
beneﬁts of an expedited hearing and automatic termination of the stay upon the
conditions stated in 11 U.S.C. § 362(e).
B.Motions Seeking Relief in Addition to Relief from the Automatic Stay of 11 U.S.C. §
362(a) and Abandonment of Property.
1.Where a motion for relief from the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) and
abandonment of property includes a request for additional relief other than
abandonment of property or adequate protection, such request shall constitute a
waiver of the right to an expedited hearing and automatic termination of the stay upon
the conditions stated in 11 U.S.C. § 362(e) of the code.

2.If a motion for relief is combined with a request for abandonment, the motion shall
be served on all creditors pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 6007 unless an order limiting
notice is entered by the Court.
3.If movant seeks a waiver of the 14-day stay under Bankruptcy Rule 4001(a)(3), such
request must be clearly designated in the title of the pleading and must explain why
such waiver should be granted.
4.A motion for relief may be combined with a request for abandonment under 11
U.S.C. § 554 or alternatively request adequate protection under 11 U.S.C. § 361.
C.Notice of Motions Under Bankruptcy Rule 4001. A motion ﬁled under 11 U.S.C. §§
362, 363(e), or 364 shall be served upon the debtor, debtor’s counsel, counsel for any
official committee (or if no committee in a Chapter 11 case, upon the list of 20 largest
unsecured creditors), trustee, the United States Trustee, any parties affected by the
motion or having an interest in the property affected by the motion, and all parties in
interest who have requested notice in the case.
D.Relief from the Codebtor Stay. A motion for relief from the codebtor stay provided by
11 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a) or 1301(a) shall be designated as “Motion for Relief from Codebtor
Stay.” Failure to do so may be deemed a waiver of the beneﬁt of automatic termination
of the stay upon the conditions stated in 11 U.S.C. §§ 1201(d) or 1301(d). The motion
shall be served upon the debtor, the debtor’s counsel, trustee, any individual that is
liable on the debt with the debtor (i.e., a codebtor), and all parties in interest who have
requested notice in the case. The moving party shall also ﬁle a Notice, Local Form 20A,
Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of Hearing.
E.Discovery. Responses to discovery requests regarding motions for relief from the
automatic stay, are due in 14 days from service of written requests. Depositions may
be taken after the expiration of seven (7) days after service of the motion for relief from
the automatic stay.
F.Applicability of Local Rule 9013-1, 9014-1. Local Rules 9013-1 and 9014-1 apply to
motions for relief from the automatic stay.
G.Conﬁrmation that Automatic Stay is Terminated. A request for an order under
11U.S.C. § 362(j), conﬁrming that the automatic stay has been terminated, may be
made by application. An application pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(j) shall provide the
following information, as appropriate in the circumstances for each prior case: (1) if
the prior ﬁling was in this Court, the complete case caption, date of ﬁling and date of
dismissal; and/or (2) if the prior ﬁling was in any other Court, then, in addition to the

requirements of (1), the movant shall also ﬁle relevant copies of all Court records
reﬂecting the information provided in subsection (1) shall be considered ex parte.
H.Continuation of the Automatic Stay. A motion for continuation of the automatic stay
under 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3)(B) should be ﬁled with the petition in order to comply with
completing a hearing thirty (30) days from ﬁling the petition. The debtor shall serve
such motion on all creditors, the United States Trustee, the trustee, counsel for any
official committee (or if no committee in a Chapter 11 case, upon the list of 20 largest
unsecured creditors), and all holders of liens on and interests in any property to be
affected by the stay. Failure to comply with this rule may result in denial of the motion
without further notice or a hearing. If the Motion to Extend the Automatic Stay is
unopposed, the Court may grant the motion under certain circumstances without the
necessity of a hearing. In order to do so, there must be proper notice and opportunity
to object provided to all creditors. In addition, in order to grant the motion without a
hearing, the Court must ﬁnd that counsel has properly pled all the elements under §
362(c)(3) including rebutting by clear and convincing evidence the presumption that
the case was not ﬁled in good faith 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(3). The debtor shall serve Local
Form 20G, Notice of Motion to Extend Stay, Notice of Deadline to File Objection to
Motion and Notice of Hearing.
I.Consent Motions for Relief from the Automatic Stay. A consent motion for relief from
the automatic stay shall be styled as a “consent motion.” Pursuant to Local Rule 90131, a consent motion for relief from the automatic stay need not be set for hearing and
may be ruled upon without hearing. The Clerk of Court is authorized to waive the ﬁling
fee for a motion for relief from the automatic stay when the motion and proposed
order are ﬁled with the written consent and signature of the trustee and all
respondents. Consent may be shown by separate certiﬁcate of consent or certiﬁcate
of no opposition signed by the responding party but such consent or no opposition
shall be ﬁled as part of the consent motion. All consent motions for relief from stay
shall be ﬁled using the proper consent motion event in the CM/ECF system to avoid
automatic assessment of the ﬁling fee. Consent motions for relief to proceed with a
domestic action do not require the signature of the non-debtor spouse.
RULE 4002-1.

DEBTOR – DUTIES

A.Failure to Appear at Meeting of Creditors. In a joint case when only one debtor
spouse appears at the meeting of creditors, the non-appearing debtor may be
dismissed from the case pursuant to a motion under Bankruptcy Rules 1017 and
2002(a).

B.Duty to Provide Information about Domestic Support Obligations in Cases Under
Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13. Within fourteen (14) days after the ﬁling of the schedules
and statements or fourteen (14) days after establishment of a domestic support
obligation under Bankruptcy Rule 1007(b)(1), an individual debtor in a case under
Chapter 7, 11, or 13 shall provide to the trustee on Local Form 4002-1(B) the following
information regarding any domestic support obligations (as deﬁned in 11 U.S.C. §
101(14A)): (1) the name, address and telephone number of all domestic support
obligation claimants and (2) the current name and address of the debtor's employer
until case is closed. The debtor shall notify the trustee of any changes in such
information, including any new domestic support obligations, until the case is closed.
C.Filing of, and Access to, Income Tax Returns. A party in interest may ﬁle and serve
upon the debtor and debtor’s counsel a request, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 521(f), that an
individual debtor in a case pending under Chapter 7, 11 or 13, ﬁle with the Clerk the
debtor’s federal income tax returns. Within seven (7) days of the ﬁling of the request,
the debtor shall redact personal data identiﬁers, as speciﬁcally set forth in Local Rule
1007-I [Interim]-1(J), and ﬁle such tax returns as a secure event in accordance with
CM/ECF Administrative Guide. A party in interest seeking access to a debtor’s tax
information 11 U.S.C. § 521(g)(2) shall ﬁle a motion that includes: (i) a description of
the movant’s status in the case, to allow the Court to ascertain whether the movant
may properly be given access to the requested tax information; (ii) a description of the
speciﬁc tax information sought; (iii) a statement indicating that the information cannot
be obtained by the movant from any other source; and (iv) a statement showing a
demonstrated need for the tax information.
The movant must provide a copy of the motion ﬁled with the Court to the debtor and
debtor’s counsel, the trustee and the United States Trustee. Further, the movant shall
follow the motion practice in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, as outlined in the
Administrative Procedures, wherein notice is provided by the movant, outlining the
right to ﬁle an objection and scheduling the matter for a hearing. If the motion is
granted, the requesting party shall pay the appropriate copying fees and provide to the
Clerk a stamped, self-addressed envelope or retrieve the permitted tax information in
person from the Clerk.
The movant will not be required to prepare an order, as this will be a Court produced
order either granting or denying the motion. Any order granting the motion for access
to tax information, shall include language advising the movant that the tax information
obtained is conﬁdential and should condition dissemination of the tax information as
appropriate under the circumstances of the particular case. TAX INFORMATION

OBTAINED BY A PARTY IN INTEREST SHALL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL.
SANCTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED FOR IMPROPER USE, DISCLOSURE OR DISSEMINATION
OF SUCH TAX INFORMATION.
If the Court grants the motion to allow the movant to obtain access to the tax
information, the Court shall either mail a hard copy of the tax information to the
movant, or allow the movant to view the tax information at the Clerk’s office as further
ordered by this Court.
D.The debtors shall provide the trustee at least seven (7) days prior to the ﬁrst date set
for the ﬁrst meeting of creditors a copy of the most recently ﬁled tax return if such
return was ﬁled for a tax year ending within four years prior to the ﬁling of the case. If
the debtor has not ﬁled a tax return for any of the four years prior to the ﬁling of the
case, then the debtor shall advise the trustee at or before the conclusion of the ﬁrst
meeting of creditors whether, in the debtor’s opinion, the debtor was not required to
ﬁle a return for any of said four tax years. If the debtor does not provide the trustee
with a copy of the tax return for the most recent tax year because the return was not
due under applicable non-bankruptcy law as of the date it was to be provided to the
trustee, then the trustee shall announce on the record at the §341 meeting whether
the trustee desires the debtor to provide said tax return when it is ﬁled and further,
whether the trustee is holding the meeting of creditors open for the purpose of
allowing the debtor to provide said return to the trustee. If the trustee holds the
meeting of creditors open, then the trustee should announce the date of the
continued meeting of creditors.
E.In a Chapter 13 case, the debtors shall ﬁle all tax returns that they are required to
ﬁle for any tax period ending during the four-year period ending on the date of the ﬁling
of the petition even if said return is not yet due under applicable non-bankruptcy law
as of the day before the ﬁrst date set for the meeting of creditors. If the debtor has not,
and cannot reasonably ﬁle any tax return by said date, then the debtor must advise the
trustee by the day before the date set for the ﬁrst meeting of creditors and request the
trustee hold the meeting of creditors open in order to allow the debtor to ﬁle any such
unﬁled return or report. The Chapter 13 trustee shall announce at the ﬁrst meeting of
creditors if the trustee is holding the meeting open for the debtor to ﬁle any such
unﬁled return or report and shall announce the date of the continued meeting of
creditors.
F.Debtor’s Duties to Cooperate With Trustee. The debtors shall cooperate with the
trustee and shall promptly respond to all requests for documentation. If the debtor
does not believe that the debtor is required to provide any document or documents

requested by the trustee, then the debtor must request an Order of the Court to
excuse compliance with the trustee’s request.
G.Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 Status and Scheduling Conference. A Status and
Scheduling Conference shall be set and conducted in all Chapter 11 and Chapter 12
cases. The conference shall be noticed and conducted by the Court. The DIP and
counsel for the DIP shall appear at the conference prepared to answer inquiries
concerning the status of the case and anticipated plans for reorganization. After the
mailing of the §341 meeting notice by the Court, the DIP will be responsible for the
mailing of all subsequent notices and reports to interested parties unless otherwise
ordered by the Court.
RULE 4003-1.

OBJECTIONS TO EXEMPTIONS

A.Content of Objections to Exemptions. All objections to exemptions shall contain:
1.Speciﬁc identiﬁcation of the property that the debtor(s) has claimed as exempt and
to which the objection is addressed.
2.Basis for the objection, setting forth the legal and factual basis that give rise to the
objection.
B.Notice of Objections. The objecting party must provide Notice of the Objection and
Notice of Objection to Claim, Notice of Deadline to File Response and Notice of
Hearing, Local Form 20B to the debtor, debtor’s counsel, the trustee and parties in
interest that have requested notice.
C.Deadline to Object in Converted Cases. Upon conversion of an individual case, a
new deadline to object to property claimed as exempt shall be thirty (30) calendar
days after the conclusion of the post-conversion meeting of creditors or within thirty
(30) calendar days after any amendment to the list of supplemental schedule is ﬁled,
whichever is later.
RULE 4003-2.

LIEN AVOIDANCE

A.Chapter 7, 11 and 12 cases: A separate motion to avoid a lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §
522(f) shall be ﬁled with respect to each creditor claiming a lien on exempt
property. Motions shall comply with this Court's Local Form 4003-2 under Bankruptcy
Rule 4003(d). A motion to avoid a judicial lien on exempt real estate shall include the
full legal description of the property. The motion shall be served on affected parties in
accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 7004 for service of summons and complaint. Local
Rule 9013-1 and 9014-1 shall apply to motions to avoid lien. The moving party shall ﬁle

Local Form 420A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of
Hearing.
B.Chapter 13 cases: Avoidance of nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money security
interests in items identiﬁed in 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1)(B) which impair exemptions to
which debtor(s) would be entitled under 11 U.S.C. § 522(b) shall be avoided through
the Chapter 13 plan in accordance with Local Rules 3015-1(C). Avoidance of judicial
liens pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1)(A) shall be by separate motion. A motion to avoid
a judicial lien on exempt real estate shall include the full legal description of the
property. Motions shall comply with this Court's Local Form 4003-2 under Bankruptcy
Rule 4003(d). The motion shall be served on affected parties in accordance with
Bankruptcy Rule 7004 for service of summons and complaint. Local Rule 9013-1 and
9014-1 shall apply to motions to avoid lien. The moving party shall ﬁle Local Form
420A, Notice of Motion, Notice of Deadline to File Objection and Notice of Hearing.
RULE 4004-1.

DISCHARGE

A.Statement of Whether 11 U.S.C. § 522(q) is Applicable. Within twenty-one (21) days
following the ﬁling of a notice by an individual debtor in a Chapter 11 case or a trustee
in a Chapter 12 or Chapter 13 case that the debtor has paid all payments due under
the plan, or in conjunction with the ﬁling of a motion for hardship discharge in a
Chapter 12 or Chapter 13 case, the debtor shall ﬁle a statement on Local Form 40041(A) (Certiﬁcation of Compliance and Motion for Entry of Discharge) indicating
whether 11 U.S.C. § 522(q)(1) may be applicable to the debtor or if there is pending a
proceeding in which the debtor may be found guilty of a felony of the kind described in
11 U.S.C. § 522(q)(1)(A) or liable for a debt of the kind described in 11 U.S.C. §
522(q)(1)(B). Such statement shall be served upon the trustee, if any, all creditors and
all parties in interest who have requested notice.
B.Certiﬁcation of Payment of Domestic Support Obligations. If the individual debtor in
a Chapter 12 or 13 case is required by a judicial or administrative order, or by statute,
to pay any domestic support obligation, the debtor shall ﬁle a veriﬁed statement
certifying that the debtor has paid all amounts that are required to be paid under such
domestic support obligation in accordance with 11 U.S.C. §§ 1228(a) or 1328(a) on
Local Form 4004-1(A) (Certiﬁcation of Compliance and Motion for Entry of Discharge).
If the debtor is not required to pay any amounts under a domestic support obligation,
then the debtor shall ﬁle a veriﬁed statement certifying that the debtor has no such
obligations on Local Form 4004-1(A) (Certiﬁcation of Compliance and Motion for Entry
of Discharge).

1.The certiﬁcation of payment of domestic support obligations shall be ﬁled by the
debtor no earlier than the date of the last payment made under the plan or the date of
the ﬁling of a motion for entry of discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§ 1228(b) or 1328(b).
2.If the certiﬁcation of payment of domestic support obligations is not timely ﬁled, the
case may be closed without a discharge.
C.Notice of Hearing. Motion for Hardship Discharge shall be ﬁled and served with
Local Form 20D, Notice of Hearing and Fixing Time for Filing Complaint affording
creditors time to object to the debtor’s discharge. When the debtor has completed all
payments and ﬁles Debtor’s Certiﬁcation of Compliance and Motion for Entry of
Discharge, the motion shall be ﬁled and served with Local Form 20C, Notice of Motion,
Notice of Deadline to File Objections to Motion and Notice of Hearing.
RULE 4008-1.

REAFFIRMATION

A.All Reaffirmation Agreements shall substantially conform to the Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts Director’s Procedural Form 2400A Reaffirmation Documents
or 2400C ALT Reaffirmation Agreement and Official Form 427, Cover Sheet for
Reaffirmation Agreement, and shall include the following information:
1.Mark the appropriate presumption box.
2.Include the full legal name of the creditor.
3.If the creditor is a credit union, ensure that the proper box is checked. If the creditor
is a credit union, as deﬁned in section 19(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Federal Reserve Act
(codiﬁed at 12 U.S.C. § 461), and the debtor is represented by counsel, the Court does
not have the authority to review the agreement for undue hardship. See 11 U.S.C.§
524(m)(2).
4.Insert the amount agreed to be reaffirmed.
5.Include the interest rate in the “ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE” section of the
Reaffirmation Agreement.
a)Use the appropriate subpart to report the APR for ﬁxed rate credit agreements or
variable rate credit agreements.
6.Include the description of the collateral that secures the debt to be reaffirmed. If the
collateral is a vehicle, include the VIN. If the collateral is real estate, include the legal
description or the address of the property. Include the original purchase price of the
collateral or the original amount of the loan that is being reaffirmed.

7.Include the repayment schedule indicating the amount of the payment and terms
prior to the date of the bankruptcy and after the Reaffirmation and describe how any
“future payment amount” may be different, either explain the changes or attach a
copy of the note or other documentation that will show the terms of the agreement
including when and how the payments can change.
8.If the monthly payment amount is relatively ﬁxed (i.e. mortgage payments including
property tax and insurance escrow amounts), include the amount and include the
total number of payments.
9.Brieﬂy describe the credit agreement or attach a copy.
10.If any terms of the Reaffirmation Agreement have been renegotiated, describe the
changes to the credit agreement.
11.All parties reaffirming the agreement should sign the Reaffirmation Agreement. If
only one debtor has an obligation on the underlying debt, a joint debtor should not be
a party to the agreement. The agreement must also be signed and dated by the
creditor. If only one debtor is a party to the agreement, and the case is a joint case,
there must be attached documentation to show that only one debtor has an obligation
to the debt.
12.If the debtor is represented by counsel during the course of negotiating the
agreement, counsel shall sign the Reaffirmation Agreement and check the box, if a
presumption of undue hardship has been established and the debtor is able to make
the required payment. The attorney’s signature on the Reaffirmation Agreement
indicates that the attorney represented the debtor during the course of negotiating the
agreement.
13.The debtor’s present income and expenses should be used when completing Part
II. If the debtor has surrendered property or reduced expenses, subtract those
changes from Schedule J expenses to arrive at present expenses. If the debtor listed
the debt being reaffirmed as an expense on Schedule J, subtract that expense from
Schedule J expenses to arrive at present expenses.
14.If the debtor’s present income and expenses differ from those shown on Schedules
I and J, it is essential to explain those changes. Without an explanation for any
changes in income and expense, it is impossible for the Court to determine whether a
presumption of undue hardship exists or to evaluate the impact of reaffirmation of the
debt on the debtor. PROVIDING A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW THE DEBTOR CAN
AFFORD TO MAKE THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT
FACTOR DETERMINING IF UNDUE HARDSHIP EXISTS.

15.The debtor(s) must sign and date the statement in support of the reaffirmation
agreement. This is a veriﬁcation that the debtor has received information regarding
rescission of the reaffirmation agreement.
B.All reaffirmation agreements must be ﬁled no later than sixty (60) days after the ﬁrst
date set for the meeting of creditors to be enforceable. Any reaffirmation agreement
ﬁled after the 60th day is rendered unenforceable, unless a timely Motion to Delay the
Discharge or Enlarge the Time to File a Reaffirmation Agreement is ﬁled by the debtor,
using the proper event code in order for the discharge to be delayed to allow a
reaffirmation to be ﬁled.
C.At any time before the Court enters a discharge or before the expiration of the sixty
(60) day period that begins on the date the reaffirmation agreement is ﬁled with the
Court, whichever occurs later, the debtor has the right to rescind or cancel the
reaffirmation agreement. The debtor shall notify the creditor in writing that the
reaffirmation agreement is rescinded or canceled in order to cancel the agreement.
The debtor may use Local Form 4008-1(C) for thi

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/federal_court_rules%3Aokeb%3A9d13b66fd769e6dd. Public record. Not legal advice.