Entry of Judgments in Adversary Proceedings

Upon entry of a judgment in an adversary proceeding to deny or revoke a discharge, to revoke the confirmation of a plan, or to subordinate a claim, the clerk must also enter the judgment in the bankruptcy case and provide notice to the entities listed in Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002 in the manner specified in that rule. [Effective April 15, 1997. Amended effective January 1, 2002; January 9, 2006; December 1, 2009; October 1, 2019; July 17, 2023.] 2023 Advisory Committee Notes Local Rule 9021-1 was retitled, restyled, and amended to remove language that was duplicative of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5003, 7054, and 9021. Former subsection (b), which now constitutes the substance of the rule, was also amended to clarify that certain judgments entered in adversary proceedings will also be entered in the bankruptcy case and the clerk will provide notice of such judgments to the entities listed in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002. Rule 9022-1. [ABROGATED] [Effective January 9, 2006.

Amended effective October 1, 2019. Abrogated effective July 17, 2023.] 2023 Advisory Committee Notes Former Local Rule 9022-1 is abrogated as duplicative of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9022; the rule number is reserved for possible future use. 61 Rule 9029-1. Rules – General (a) SCOPE.

These Local Rules constitute an order of the court and govern practice and procedure in bankruptcy cases and proceedings in the District of Minnesota. All previous local rules are superseded except to the extent that in the opinion of the court the application of one of these rules in a matter pending when these rules or amendments were promulgated would not be feasible or would work injustice. (b) SUSPENSION. In the interest of expediting a decision or for other good cause, the court may suspend the requirements or provisions of any local rule and may order proceedings in accordance with its direction.

(c) LOCAL FORMS. The local forms prescribed by these Local Rules must be observed and used with only such alterations as may be appropriate unless a local rule requires exact conformity. The clerk, with approval of the judges, may issue additional forms for use under these rules. (d) CITATION.

These rules or amendments may be cited as Local Rule ____ and these forms as Local Form ____. [Effective April 15, 1997. Amended effective July 17, 2023.] 2023 Advisory Committee Note Local Rule 9029-1 was restyled. The language regarding an order of the court was added to subsection (a) to make clear that when the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure allow the court to direct or order otherwise, these Local Rules constitute the court directing or ordering otherwise.