Objecting to a Claim.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
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(a) Time and Manner of Serving the Objection. (3) Minimum Information for Objection to Claims; Requirements. An objection to a claim shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (A) The name of claimant; (B) The claim number as indicated on the claims docket maintained by the clerk; (C) The claim amount; Joint Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rules – Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi -21- (D) The basis for the objection; and (E) The amount of the claim, if any, to which there is no objection. (4) Notice; Hearing.
Objections to claims are contested matters and may be considered after notice and opportunity for a hearing. The objecting party shall file and serve a copy of the objection with notice of a 30-day response period to the claimant, the debtor or debtor in possession, the trustee, and as otherwise required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007. If a timely response to a claims objection is filed, a hearing on the claims objection will be conducted in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007.