Assignment of Cases

(a) Unless otherwise provided by court order, bankruptcy cases will be assigned to one of the places of holding court according to the county of the debtor’s residence or principal place of business as shown on debtor’s petition. If debtor has no residence or principal place of business within the district, then the case will be assigned to the county of location of the principal assets of a business debtor as shown in debtor’s petition. If a debtor files a petition in this district but has no residence, principal place of business, or location of principal assets in this district, and if selection of another place of holding court is not supported on the face of the petition or by separate affidavit, then the case will be assigned according to the county in this district which is closest to the debtor’s residence or principal place of business or location of principal assets as shown in the petition. (b) Cases shall be assigned by the Clerk to the following places of holding court: Division Cedar Rapids Dubuque Counties Benton, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Jones, Linn, Tama Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson 8 Fort Dodge Mason City Sioux City Waterloo Calhoun, Carroll, Emmet, Hamilton, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Hardin, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, Woodbury Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Grundy, Howard, Winneshiek (c) Motion to Change Assignment (1) (2) (3) If a petitioner desires to have the case assigned to a different division than provided under Local Rule 1073-1 the request must be made by motion filed at the time of the filing of the petition.

The motion must state the location of the usual assignment according to Local Rule 1073-1, the requested place of assignment, and the reason for the requested change. The motion will be considered and determined without hearing. If a party desires a change in the hearing location of any proceeding, the party must make the request by motion served upon all parties to the proceeding. The Court may schedule a trial or hearing at any location within the district in the interest of justice.