Motions to Continue or Impose the Automatic Stay Under 11 U.S.C.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Rule Set: Local Bankruptcy Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Rule: 9013-3

Jurisdiction: EDWIB

Bluebook Citation: Bankr. E.D. Wis. R. 9013-3

§ 362(c)(3) or (4) (a) Movant must obtain a hearing date before filing the motion. A party moving to continue or impose the 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) stay under § 362(c)(3) or (4) must obtain a hearing date before filing the motion. (b) Notice of the hearing and objection period. Unless the court for cause orders otherwise, a party moving to continue the stay under § 362(c)(3) or impose the stay under § 362(c)(4) must provide all creditors, the trustee, and the United States trustee with notice consistent with Local Rule 9014- 42 1.

The notice must provide 14 days to object to the motion and state the date on which the court will hear the motion if a party timely objects. (c) Evidentiary support. A party moving to continue the stay under § 362(c)(3) or impose the stay under § 362(c)(4) must file and serve a Declaration or other evidentiary support for the motion simultaneously with the filing of the motion. (d) Filing motions under § 362(c)(3) and (4).

(1) (2) A party must file any motion under § 362(c)(3) in sufficient time for the court to hear the motion before the 30th day following the date on which the party filed the bankruptcy petition and must serve the notice of hearing at least 17 days before the hearing date. A party must file a motion under § 362(c)(4) within 30 days of filing the bankruptcy petition and must serve the notice of hearing at least 17 days before the hearing date. (e) Hearing the motion. (1) The court may hold a hearing on a timely filed and served § 362(c)(3) or (4) motion if: • A party timely objects to the motion, • The movant fails to file and serve one or more Declarations in support of the motion, or • The court concludes that testimony or other evidence of the debtor’s good faith is necessary or desirable.

Unless the court orders otherwise, evidence may be presented at the hearing; the debtor, debtor’s counsel, counsel for any objecting party (or the objecting party if an individual is proceeding without counsel), and all witnesses must appear in person at the hearing. The trustee may appear remotely at any hearing on a motion to continue or impose the stay, if the trustee has no objection to the motion. If the trustee appears remotely, the trustee may not question any witnesses, introduce any evidence, or make any arguments in support of or in opposition to the motion. (2) (3) (f) Filing proposed order.

If no party timely objects to a motion properly filed and served under this Local Rule, the movant must file a proposed order. If the movant does not file a proposed order promptly after the objection period ends, the court may hold the scheduled hearing. 43 LR 9013-4 Motions to Convert or Dismiss a Chapter 11 Case Under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) (a) Movant must obtain a hearing date before filing the motion. Parties moving under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) to convert or dismiss a chapter 11 case must obtain a hearing date before filing the motion.

(b) Notice of the hearing and objection period. Unless the court orders otherwise, a party moving to convert or dismiss a chapter 11 case must provide the debtor, all creditors, the trustee, and the United States trustee with notice that: (1) (2) Any objection to the motion must be filed not later than 21 days after service of the notice; and If a party files a timely objection, the court will hear the motion on the date obtained under subsection (a). (c) Motion must be filed and served within 24 hours of obtaining a hearing date. A party filing a motion under 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b) must file the motion and serve the notice as provided in subsection (b) of this Local Rule no more than 24 hours after obtaining a hearing date in accordance with subsection (a) of this Local Rule to ensure that interested parties receive 21 days’ notice, as required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(a)(4), before the court is required to commence the hearing under § 1112(b)(3).

A party’s failure to comply with this Local Rule is sufficient grounds on which to deny a motion under § 1112(b) to convert or dismiss.

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