NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
(a) Content. All notices served in a bankruptcy case must contain sufficient information to enable a party in interest to make a reasonably well-informed decision whether to object to the action proposed in the notice. The notice must state: (1) the date by when objections must be filed; (2) the person upon whom objections must be served; (3) that the proposed action may be authorized without further order or notice if no timely objection is filed; (4) that the Court, in its discretion, may conduct a hearing or determine the matter without a hearing regardless of whether an objection is filed; (5) that an objection must state the facts and legal grounds on which the objection is based; and (6) the name of the party giving notice or its attorney, together with the address, telephone number, and email address of the party to be contacted if parties in interest have questions regarding the subject of the notice. A notice may not state that an objecting party is required to attend a Court hearing in support of any objection made.
(b) Certificate of Service. A party must file a certificate of service that complies with Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-4. (c) Limitation of Certain Notices - Chapter 7, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13. A party required to give notice pursuant to Federal Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a) may limit notice as provided in that Rule.
(d) Limitation of Certain Notices - Chapter 11. In Chapter 11 cases, where official committees are appointed and the number of unsecured creditors exceeds thirty (30), notices of the actions described below may be limited to the debtor, the United States Trustee, the members of all official committees or committee’s attorneys (if appointed), and to those creditors and equity security holders who file and serve on the attorney for the debtor a written request for notices of: Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 10 (1) the proposed use, sale, or lease of property of the estate other than in the ordinary course of business; (2) the hearing on the approval of a compromise or settlement of a controversy other than the approval of an agreement pursuant to Federal Bankruptcy Rule 4001(d); (3) a hearing on an application for compensation or reimbursement of expenses; and (4) such other notices as the Court orders. (e) Voluntary Dismissal - Chapter 7 and 11.
Notices of a motion by a debtor to dismiss a voluntary case under Chapter 7 or 11 must be sent to all parties in interest. (f) Notice to Equity Security Holders. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the debtor in possession (or the trustee if applicable) is responsible for giving notices required by Federal Bankruptcy Rule 2002(d).
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