Motion Practice—Contested Matters.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
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-72- (7) Nonfiling of Discovery Documents. LBR 7026-1(b) applies. (8) Oral Argument/Telephone Appearance. LBR 7007-1(d) applies.
(9) Prefiling Conference Certification. LBR 7007-1(a) applies to a motion within a pending contested matter, but it does not apply to one initiating a contested matter. (b) General. (1) Title.
Each motion that is not prepared on an LBF must include in the title of the document the names of the parties, if any, against whom the motion requests specific relief. If there is insufficient room to include the names of all those parties in the title, the title must refer to the location in the document where their names appear. (2) Notice of Motion. Each motion must include a notice of motion unless (A) the motion is filed using an LBF or OF, (B) another LBR directs otherwise, (C) the motion seeks to convert or dismiss a bankruptcy case unless filed by a chapter 13 trustee, (D) the motion is filed under FRBP 3002.1, (E) the motion is unopposed, joint, or stipulated, (F) the motion seeks relief that the court can grant without notice and a hearing (for example, a motion to extend or shorten time or for FRBP 2004 examination), or (G) the motion requests expedited consideration.
The notice must precede the substantive motion and must be in substantially the following form: Notice. If you oppose the relief sought in this motion, you must file a written objection with the bankruptcy court no later than [insert number of days in objection period, excluding any additional time provided by FRBP 9006 (see LBR 9013-1(c)(1)(A ] days after the date listed in the certificate of service below. If you do not file an objection, the court may grant the motion without further notice. Your objection must set forth the specific grounds for objection and your relation to the case.
The objection must be received by the clerk of court at 1050 SW 6th Ave #700, Portland, OR 97204 or 405 E 8th Ave #2600, Eugene, OR 97401 by the deadline specified above. [Include the following sentence only if motion is not filed by an ECF Participant] You must also serve the objection on [insert name, address, and phone number of movant] within that same time. (3) Shortened Notice Period or Limited Notice. To request a shortened notice period for, or limitation of the entities who must receive, any notice governed by FRBP 2002 or any motion, a filer must— (A) before filing the notice or motion, file a separate motion to shorten time or limit notice and attach as an exhibit the proposed notice or motion; (B) for a motion in a pending adversary proceeding or contested matter, state whether the requested time-shortening or notice-limiting is opposed by any other party; (C) for a motion that will initiate a contested matter, state whether the requested time-shortening or notice-limiting is opposed by any of (i) the parties, if any, against whom the motion requests specific relief, (ii) any standing or other appointed trustee, (iii) any appointed committee of creditors or equity security holders, (iv) and the UST; (D) immediately lodge a proposed order granting the motion to shorten time or limit notice; and 12/1/2025