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Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) viii APPENDICES TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDIX B LOCAL DISTRICT COURT RULES APPENDIX F CHAPTER 13 DEBTOR’S COUNSEL RESPONSIBILITIES Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) ix Administrative Orders Maintained on the Court’s Website www.mdb.uscourts.gov/for-attorneys/administrative-orders Order Summary XX-XX Orders promulgating historical amendments and updates to Local Bankruptcy Rules (MP 16-90000) can be found here • Promulgating, amending and rescinding Local Bankruptcy Entered Date Various Rules XX-XX Orders relating to COVID-19 Pandemic (MP 20-90006) can be Various found here • Implementing procedural changes necessitated by the COVID- 19 pandemic 23-04 Order Authorizing Unrepresented Individuals to File Chapter 7 Cases Apr 24, 2023 Utilizing Electronic Self Representation (eSR) 22-03 Order Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic Related Administrative Orders Dec 21, 2022 20-05, 20-072, 20-12, and 20-13 • Extending Administrative Order 20-05: Order addressing signatures on electronic pleadings • Extending Administrative Order 20-07: Order addressing the prohibition against recording telephonic or video hearings • Extending Administrative Order 20-12: Order authorizing implementation of the pilot Electronic Document Submission System (EDSS)(Rescinded by Administrative Order 23-04, effective July 1, 2023) 17-01 Order Governing the Possession and Use of Electronic Devices in the Mar 01, 2017 Bankruptcy Court • Authorizing possession and use of cellular phones and electronic devices in public areas of the courthouse, prohibiting photographs, prohibiting use of devices in courtrooms without permission of the presiding judge but generally authorizing counsel to use devices in the courtroom for approved purposes while their matter is heard 16-03 Order regarding Deposit and Investment Registry Funds Dec 01, 2016 • Adopting and outlining local procedures for the administration of funds deposited into the court's registry pursuant to B.R. 7076, including receipt and investment of funds, fees and taxes, and withdrawal of funds 12-05 Title 11 Proceedings Jul 24, 2012 • U.S. District Court Standing Order referring all bankruptcy cases and proceedings to the Bankruptcy Judges in the District of Maryland Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) x 05-05 Order Implementing Notice of Preferred Addresses Under 11 Oct 17, 2005 U.S.C.342(e) and (f) and National Creditor Register Service • Providing procedures for preferred address for notice and registration with the National Creditor Registration Service 02-02 Order Exempting Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Trustees from Electronic May 13, 2002 Public Access Fees • Exempting Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 trustees in the District of Maryland from the electronic public access fees prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1930(b) 02-01 Order Establishing Registry of Administrative Orders May 10, 2002 • Establishing registry of Administrative Orders to be numbered and maintained by the Clerk of Court Ver.

25.01 (December 1, 2025) xi RULE 1001-1 SHORT TITLE; APPLICABILITY PART I (a) Citation. These Rules are known as the “Local Bankruptcy Rules,” and any citation referencing these Rules should be made as “Md.

L. Bankr. R. _______.” (b) Applicability.

The Local Bankruptcy Rules, together with all active administrative orders of the Court, apply to all cases pending in the Court except as otherwise provided in these Rules. The Local Bankruptcy Rules supplement, but do not replace, the Federal Bankruptcy Rules and must be construed consistently with the Federal Bankruptcy Rules to secure the just, expeditious, and economical administration and determination of every case, matter, and proceeding governed by these Rules. All parties in interest, attorneys, and other professionals filing any case or filing any pleadings or papers or otherwise appearing in a matter or proceeding in a case in the Court are bound by the Federal Bankruptcy Rules and the Local Bankruptcy Rules. The Court may take any action consistent with these Rules without notice and a hearing except as otherwise provided in the Federal Bankruptcy Rules or the Local Bankruptcy Rules.

(c) Definitions. Certain words and terms used in these Local Bankruptcy Rules have the meanings given to them in Rule 9001-1. (d) Sanctions. The Court, on its own initiative or on the motion of any party in interest, may impose sanctions for failure to comply with the Local Bankruptcy Rules, including the striking of papers filed with the Court, dismissal of matters or proceedings, dismissal or conversion of cases, or as may otherwise be appropriate under the circumstances.

Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 1 RULE 1002-1 PETITION - GENERAL (a) Dismissal. The Court may dismiss the petition without a hearing, issue a show cause order for why the case should not be dismissed, or take other action if: (1) the petition is not signed by the debtor; (2) the party filing the petition neither pays the prescribed filing fee with the petition nor files with the petition an application to pay the required fee in installments, nor files an application requesting waiver of the filing fee if eligible to do so; (3) the debtor does not file the master mailing matrix with the petition; (4) a Chapter 11 debtor does not file the list of twenty (20) largest unsecured creditors with the petition; (5) the petition is submitted by a debtor who is not an individual and is not represented by an attorney who is a member of the bar of the District Court; (6) the petition is submitted by a person who, under either 11 U.S.C. § 109(g) or an order of Court, may not be a debtor at the time of the submission of the petition; (7) a voluntary petition is filed without the debtor’s Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) being provided, unless the debtor files Official Form B121 stating that the debtor does not have a Social Security Number or ITIN; or (8) in cases for individuals, the Credit Counseling Certificate or request for waiver pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(3) or (4) is not filed and the debtor has not checked the block on the voluntary petition stating that the debtor received approved budget and credit counseling during the one hundred eighty (180) day period ending on the filing of the petition. Ver.

25.01 (December 1, 2025) 2 (b) Other Deficient Petitions and Papers - Notice of Deficient Filing. The Clerk may issue a notice: (1) specifying deficiencies in the petition, schedules, and associated papers; and (2) stating that the Court may strike the petition, schedule, or associated papers or dismiss the case if the deficiencies are not corrected within fourteen (14) days after the date of issuance of the deficiency notice.