DEFINITIONS

(a) Panel Clerk. The words “panel clerk” as used in these rules mean the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit. (b) Judge. The word “judge” as used in these rules, unless otherwise designated, means a judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit. (c) Panel. The word “panel” as used in these rules means a panel of three judges of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit. (d) BAP. The acronym “BAP” or the words “Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit” as used in these rules mean the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Service established by the Judicial Council of the Sixth Circuit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(b)(1). RULE 8001 - 2 CLERK OF THE BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL (a) Designation of Clerk. The Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit shall serve as Clerk of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit. (b) Communications to the BAP. All communications to the BAP shall be addressed to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit, 540 Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, 100 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3988.