Employment of Professionals.

(a) Statement Required by § 329 and Rule 2016(b). A motion for employment by an attorney for the debtor or a motion for substitution of counsel for the debtor shall have attached the statement required by Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b) and 11 U.S.C. § 329. (b) Retroactive Employment. (1) (2) If a motion for approval of the employment of a professional is made within 30 days of the commencement of that professional’s provision of services, it is deemed contemporaneous.

If a motion for the approval of the employment of a professional is made more than 30 days after that professional commences provision of services and the motion seeks to make the authority retroactive to the commencement, the motion shall include: (A) an explanation of why the motion was not filed earlier; (B) (C) an explanation why the order authorizing retroactive employment is required; and an explanation, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, as to how approval of the motion may prejudice any parties-in-interest. (3) Motions to approve the retroactive employment of professionals shall be approved only on notice and opportunity for hearing. Unless the court orders otherwise, all creditors in the case shall be served with notice of the motion. 10 L.B.R. 2015-1 Trustees - General.

In any chapter 7 case where the trustee has not been authorized to conduct the business of the debtor, the trustee may advance from estate funds only the following without further order: (1) expenses payable to unrelated third parties, subject to the subsequent court approval for reasonableness after notice and hearing, provided that no single such expense exceeds $200.00 and the aggregate amount of such expenses does not exceed $1,000.00; (2) adversary filing fees; and (3) payment of bond premiums as authorized by the United States Trustee.