Motions and Responses

Local Rules 9006-1, 9013-1, 9013-2, and 9017-1 govern motions and responses in adversary proceedings. [Effective April 15, 1997. Amended effective September 4, 2024.] 2024 Advisory Committee Notes Local Rule 7007-1 was amended to remove unnecessary language about proper requests for relief. The other changes are stylistic only; no substantive changes were intended. Rule 7018-1. [ABROGATED] [Effective April 15, 1997.

Abrogated effective September 4, 2024.] 2024 Advisory Committee Notes 41 Local Rule 7018-1 was abrogated as unnecessary. Parties are responsible for knowing whether a request for relief can be made by filing a motion in the bankruptcy case or by filing an adversary proceeding. See, e.g., Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007(b) (“A party in interest shall not include a demand for relief of a kind specified in Rule 7001 in an objection to the allowance of a claim, but may include the objection in an adversary proceeding.”); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7001 (listing requests for relief that require filing an adversary proceeding).