Compensation of Professionals

(a) Service of Application. On the day an application for compensation and reimbursement of expenses is filed, the applicant shall serve the application and the notice -16- described in subdivision (c) on those on the Clerk’s Service List and, in a chapter 11 case in which a committee has not been appointed, on the 20 largest unsecured creditors of the debtor on the list filed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(d). (b) Deadline for Objection. An objection to the application must be filed within 14 days of service of the application.

(c) Notice of Application and Objection. The notice served under subdivision (a) shall (1) identify the applicant and the amounts requested; and (2) state that any objection to the application must be filed and served on the applicant or, if the applicant is represented, counsel for the applicant within 14 days of the date on which the application is served. (d) Certification of Service. The applicant shall file a certification of service of the application and the notice as required by L.B.R. 9014-4.

(e) Providing Copy of Application on Request. An applicant shall furnish a copy of the application to any party in interest who requests a copy and who agrees to reimburse the applicant for the actual cost of producing and delivering the copy of the application. (f) Certification No Timely Objection. If no timely objection is filed within the 14 day period to file an objection, the applicant shall file a certification that a timely objection has not been filed.

(g) Notice of Hearing. If the court sets a hearing date for the application for compensation and reimbursement of expenses, the Clerk or, if the court directs, the applicant shall serve the notice of the hearing on the applicant, the objector, and those on the Clerk’s Service List. (h) Disposition Without Hearing: Reduced Award. If the court, without holding a hearing, awards an applicant less than the requested amount of compensation and reimbursement of expenses, the applicant may include a request for a hearing on the application in a motion under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9023.

If the motion under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9023 does not include a request for a hearing, the motion is governed by L.B.R. 9014-2.