Applications that May Be Decided Immediately

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Rule Set: Local Bankruptcy Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Rule: 9013-2

Jurisdiction: EDPAB

Bluebook Citation: Bankr. E.D. Pa. L.R. Adm. R. 9013-2

(a) Applicability. At any time after the filing of the application and without a hearing, the court may decide an application under: (1) Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(b) for payment of filing fees in installments; (2) L.B.R. 3017.1-1 for conditional approval of a disclosure statement in a small business case; or (3) L.B.R. 5005-4(b) for waiver or deferral of the filing fee imposed by the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule on the filing of an adversary proceeding. (b) Objection. An objection may be filed to an application governed by this rule. -69- Local Rule 9013-3 Application Practice (a) Applicability.

An application that is not governed by L.B.R. 2014-1; L.B.R. 2016-1 through L.B.R. 2016-3; or L.B.R. 9013-2 is governed by this subdivision. (b) Notice. On the day an application is filed, the applicant shall file and serve on those on the Clerk’s Service List a notice of the filing of the application and the relief sought, and stating that the deadline for filing and serving an objection on the applicant, or if the applicant is represented, counsel for the applicant, is 7 days after the date on which the application was served. (c) Objection to Application and Service.

An objection shall be filed and served on the applicant, or if the applicant is represented, counsel for the applicant, no later than 7 days after the date on which the applicant serves the application. (d) Certification of No Objection. If a timely objection is not filed, the applicant shall file a certification that a timely objection has not been filed. (e) Disposition of Application.

After the 7-day objection period has ended, the court may either decide the application or set a hearing date. (f) Notice of Hearing. If the court sets a hearing date for the application, the Clerk shall serve notice of the hearing on the applicant, the objector, and those on the Clerk’s Service List.

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