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Notes of Advisory Committee 2024 Amendment This amendment renames the rule and adds new section (b) that provides a 30-day deadline for filing a claim arising from the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease after entry of the order approving the rejection. This amendment to the rule is effective August 15, 2024. 2021 Amendment This amendment adds new section (c) that requires creditors to serve pro se Chapter 13 debtors with proofs of claim. This amendment to the rule is effective August 1, 2021.

2020 Amendment This amendment revises section (b) to distinguish between “tardily filed” claims that, under 11 U.S.C. § 726(a)(3), receive distribution only after all timely filed claims are paid in full, and tardily filed claims that receive distributions with timely filed claims if the holder of the claim did not have notice or actual knowledge in time for timely filing of a proof of claim under 11 U.S.C. § 726(a)(2)(C). This amendment to the rule is effective August 1, 2020. 2019 Amendment This amendment reflects the December 1, 2017 amendment to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002(c) that shortened the deadline for filing proofs of claim in voluntary Chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases from 90 days after the date first set for the meeting of creditors to 70 days after the order for relief or conversion of a case to a case under Chapter 12 or 13. The rule is further amended to clarify that holders of claims in Chapter 7 cases who did not have notice or actual knowledge of the case before the claims bar date but who wish to file claims that will receive no distribution unless all timely filed claims are paid in full, may file a proof of claim without first obtaining Court approval.

This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2019. 2016 Amendment This amendment extends the deadlines for filing proofs of claim in reinstated cases from 28 to 60 days and is now applicable to cases filed under all chapters. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2016. 2012 This rule provides for new deadlines for filing proofs of claims in bankruptcy cases that are dismissed and thereafter reinstated before the expiration of the claims bar date.

This new rule is effective March 15, 2012. Rule 3007-1 CLAIMS - OBJECTIONS (a) Contents. Objections to claims shall state the legal and factual basis for the objection and the amount of the debt conceded, if any. (b) Service.

Objections to claims shall be served on claimants by mail or via CM/ECF as set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007(a). (c) Orders on Objections to Claims. Proposed orders on objections to claims shall recite first, that the objection is either sustained or overruled, and second, that the claim is either allowed or disallowed. _______________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2019 Amendment This amendment provides that service of objections to claims is to be made as set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2019.

2015 Amendment The revisions to this rule are primarily stylistic. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2015. 2004 Amendment This amendment corrects the Bankruptcy Rules citation to that of the currently used citation. Further, this amendment, 3007(e) adds a provision permitting the Electronic Filing Users the ability to complete service of papers by electronic means.

2000 Amendment As set forth in new paragraph (b)(1) of this rule, objections to claim are to be served on the attorney for the claimant if the claimant's attorney has filed a F.R.B.P. 2000(g) notice of appearance and request for notice. Service on the claimant's attorney of record is in addition to service on the claimant as previously required by former paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of the rule. Under this amendment, these former paragraphs are renumbered as subparagraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii). The additional service requirement contained in this amendment is designed to remedy problems arising when an objecting party properly serves the objection on the claimant but does not also serve the claimant's counsel of record.

Claimants who employ counsel in a bankruptcy case reasonably expect that their attorneys will receive notice of actions affecting their claims. See, e.g., Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b). Yet attorneys who have properly entered their appearances are not regularly served when parties object to their clients' claims. This failure to notice counsel has led to the unnecessary continuation of hearings and the setting aside of orders sustaining objections when counsel for the claimant, who has received no notice, fails to respond or appear.

This amendment also harmonizes service of objections to claims with service upon a debtor under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(b)(9), which requires service on both the debtor and the debtor's counsel. This amendment to the rule was effective on December 1, 2000. 1997 Amendment This amendment conforms the existing Local Rules to the uniform numbering system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and to the model system suggested and approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. In renumbering the Local Rules to conform to the uniform numbering system, no change in substance is intended.

This amendment to the rule was effective on April 15, 1997. This rule was formerly Local Rule 2.10. The Advisory Committee Notes to the superseded rules may be helpful in interpreting and applying the current rules. 1995 Amendment Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007 requires that objections to the allowance of claims be served on “the claimant, the debtor or the debtor in possession and the trustee.” Local Rule 2.10 deals with how the claimant who has filed a proof of claim is to be served with such an objection.

The amendment to subparagraph (b)(1) clarifies that objections to proofs of claim must be served on the agent or representative of the claimant who executed the proof of claim if that person’s name and address are legibly stated in the proof of claim. The amendment to subparagraph (b)(2) clarifies that, if this information is not legibly contained in the proof of claim, then the claimant must be served at all addresses given for the claimant in the proof of claim. This amendment also makes clear that, when the claimant is a corporation, partnership, or other unincorporated association, such an objection must be mailed to the attention of an officer, a managing or general agent, or other authorized agent of the claimant. The amendment to subparagraph (c) is necessitated by Section 114 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994.

This legislation amended Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004 by providing additional certified mail service requirements for insured depository institutions. In addition, the amendment continues the existing requirement that governmental entities also must be served in the special manners set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004. These amendments to the rule were effective on February 15, 1995. Rule 3012-1 MOTIONS TO DETERMINE SECURED STATUS - SERVICE (a) Content.

The title of a motion to determine secured status shall include the name of the affected creditor. The motion shall identify the creditor’s loan using the last four digits of the loan number and shall sufficiently identify the collateral to be valued (e.g., legal description of real property or VIN of vehicles). (b) Joinder. If the debtor seeks to determine the secured status of two or more creditors with respect to the same collateral, the debtor may join the creditors in a single motion.

(c) Service. Motions to determine the secured status of a claim under 11 U.S.C. § 506 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3012 shall be served on the holder of the secured claim in the manner required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004 and, if the secured creditor has filed a proof of claim, on the person most recently designated on the original or amended proof of claim as the person to receive notices, at the address so indicated. _______________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2019 Amendment This amendment includes new sections (a), (b), and (c). Section (a) specifies the content of a motion to determine secured status; section (b) permits the joinder of two or more creditors in a single motion if the motion relates to the same collateral (otherwise separate motions must be filed); and section (c) provides for service of motions to determine secured status as required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004 and on the person designated on the proof of claim. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2019.

2015 Amendment The revisions to this rule are primarily stylistic. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2015. 2004 Amendment This amendment corrects the Bankruptcy Rules citation to that of the currently used citation. 2000 This new local rule is designed to ensure that a motion to determine the secured status of a claim is served on the person who filed the proof of claim and the claimant’s attorney, just as an objection to a claim is served on the person who filed the proof of claim and the claimant’s attorney.

See Local Rule 3007-1(b) and (c). In the past, parties have served such motions on corporate claimants in an appropriate manner under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004, but the person within the organization with knowledge of the claim has not received the motion until well after the court has already acted on the motion. In these circumstances, the Court has had to revisit the matter, and the work of the parties and the Court has been duplicated. By ensuring that a party also serves the motion on the individual who filed the proof of claim, it is thought that problems of this sort experienced in the past can be eliminated.

This new rule is effective December 1, 2000. Rule 3018-1 BALLOTS - VOTING ON PLANS (a) Form of Ballot. The form of ballot distributed to creditors shall include both the Court’s physical address and information regarding the Chapter 11 eBallot hyperlink on the Court’s website, www.flmb.uscourts.gov, and shall state that ballots must be received by the Clerk no later than the deadline established by order of the Court. (b) Filing of Ballots.

Ballots may be filed in paper with the Court or may be electronically filed with the Clerk’s Office via the Chapter 11 eBallot hyperlink on the Court’s website, www.flmb.uscourts.gov. A report of all ballots filed may be viewed in CM/ECF. (c) Late-Filed Ballots. Any ballot received after the last day to file ballots shall be considered as a late-filed ballot, and its acceptance shall be left to the discretion of the judge.

(d) Ballot Tabulation. The attorney for the proponent of the Chapter 11 plan shall prepare a tabulation of the acceptances and rejections of the plan. The ballot tabulation shall be filed no later than two days prior to the confirmation hearing. The tabulation shall be in the form available on the Court’s website, www.flmb.uscourts.gov, and shall list the following for each class: total number of claims voting; total number of claims accepting; total dollar amount of claims voting; total dollar amount of claims accepting; percentage of claims voting that accept the plan; and percentage of dollar amount of claims voting that accept the plan.

The ballot tabulation shall also indicate, for each class, whether the class is impaired or unimpaired, and whether the requisite vote has been attained. (e) Rules Governing Ballot Tabulation. In tabulating the ballots, the following rules shall govern: (1) Although CM/ECF creates a ballot report, it may include late-filed or otherwise invalid ballots. The responsibility for independently reviewing and tabulating acceptances and rejections for the plan remains with the attorney for the plan proponent.

(2) Ballots that are not signed, or where a company name is not shown on the signature line (when applicable), will not be counted either as an acceptance or as a rejection. (3) If the amount of the creditor’s claim shown on the ballot differs from the debtor’s schedules and a proof of claim has been filed, unless an objection to the amount set forth on the proof of claim has been filed, the amount shown on the proof of claim will be used to determine the amount voting. If no proof of claim has been filed, the amount of the claim on the schedules will be used. (4) If an objection to a proof of claim has been filed, absent Court order to the contrary, the ballot filed by the claimant shall not be counted as either an acceptance or a rejection, but information regarding the ballot shall be included on the ballot tabulation.

(5) Ballots that do not show a choice of either acceptance or rejection will not be counted either as an acceptance or as a rejection. (6) Ballots filed after the last date set for filing for ballots will not be counted either as an acceptance or as a rejection, unless leave of Court is granted. (7) If duplicate ballots are filed, with one electing acceptance and the other electing rejection, neither ballot will be counted unless the later ballot is designated as amending the prior one. _______________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2015 Amendment The amendment to section (d) prescribes a form of ballot tabulation available on the Court’s website and specifies that the ballot tabulation shall be filed with the Court two days prior to the confirmation hearing. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2015.

2013 Amendment This amendment recognizes the Court’s current practice, which permits ballots to be electronically filed via CM/ECF or via the Chapter 11 eBallot hyperlink located on the Court’s website. The amendment also clarifies the rules governing ballot tabulations. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2013. 2004 Amendment This amendment 3018-1(b) clarifies how ballots will be submitted to the Court and how they will be maintained by the Clerk’s Office.

1997 Amendment This amendment conforms the existing Local Rules to the uniform numbering system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and to the model system suggested and approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. In renumbering the Local Rules to conform to the uniform numbering system, no change in substance is intended. This amendment to the rule was effective on April 15, 1997. This rule was formerly Local Rule 3.05(b) through (d).

The Advisory Committee Notes to the superseded rules may be helpful in interpreting and applying the current rules. 1995 Amendment Local Rule 3.05(b) has been amended to provide that service of the ballot tabulation shall be on the Office of the United States Trustee and any trustee appointed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1104. The other amendments to Local Rule 3.05(b) are stylistic. No substantive change is intended.

A new provision has been added as Local Rule 3.05(c) requiring that the form of ballot distributed to creditors shall include the address of the Court and shall indicate that ballots should be received and retained by the Clerk no later than the deadline established by order of the Court. The amendments to Local Rule 3.05(d)(1), (d)(3), and (d)(4) are stylistic. No substantive change is intended. These amendments to the rule were effective on February 15, 1995.

Rule 3020-1 CHAPTER 11 - CONFIRMATION (a) Amendments to the Plan. Amendments to the plan must be filed with the Court either as a single integrated amended plan or incorporated in the order of confirmation. (b) Objections to Confirmation. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any objections to confirmation in a Chapter 11 case must be filed and served seven days before the date of the hearing on confirmation.

The objection must be served upon the debtor, the debtor’s attorney, the trustee or examiner (if any), the proponent of the plan (if not the debtor), counsel for any official committee, and the United States Trustee. (c) Confirmation Order. The plan proponent is responsible for preparing the order of confirmation and submitting it to the Court for entry. The order must be submitted to the Court within 14 days after the hearing on confirmation.

(1) Contents of Confirmation Order. The confirmation order must include the following, if applicable: (A) a schedule summarizing the exact timing and amount of distributions to be made to each class of creditors under the plan (the “Distribution Schedule”). However, if the confirmation order provides for pro rata distributions to a class of general nonpriority unsecured creditors from a fixed sum of money, the plan proponent must file the Distribution Schedule no later than 30 days after all objections to claims related to such class are resolved; (B) notice of any scheduled post-confirmation status conference; and, (C) if ordered by the Court, the form of a Post-Confirmation Avoidance & Claim Litigation Report to be filed in connection with post-confirmation status conferences conducted in the case. Forms are available on the Court’s website, www.flmb.uscourts.gov.

(2) Service. The plan proponent must serve a conformed copy of the confirmation order together with a copy of the confirmed plan to all creditors, the United States Trustee, those persons on the Local Rule 1007-2 Parties in Interest List, and other parties as may be designated by the Court and file a proof of such service in accordance with the provisions of Local Rule 9013-3 within 14 days of the entry of the order of confirmation on the docket. (d) Notice of Effective Date. The plan proponent must file and serve a notice of the plan’s effective date within seven days of the occurrence of such effective date.

(e) Deadline for Filing Adversary Proceedings and Objections to Claims. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any adversary proceeding or contested matter contemplated by the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and any objection to claim must be filed no later than 60 days after the entry of the order of confirmation. _______________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2025 Amendment This amendment adds new section (d) requiring that the plan proponent file and serve a notice of effective date within seven days of the effective date of the plan. Other changes are stylistic. This amendment to the rule is effective August 15, 2025.

2020 Amendment The revision to section (c)(1)(A) clarifies that if the confirmation order provides for payments of a fixed sum of money to a class of general nonpriority unsecured creditors (a “pot plan”), the Distribution Schedule otherwise required to be attached to the confirmation order shall be filed no later than 30 days after all objections to claims are resolved. The amendment also clarifies that Post-Confirmation Avoidance & Claim Litigation Reports are required only if the Court so orders. This amendment to the rule is effective August 1, 2020. 2016 Amendment This amendment requires orders confirming plans in Chapter 11 cases to include a summary of the timing and amount of payments to be made to each class of creditors under the plan.

The amendment also changes the deadline from 30 days to 60 days for filing any adversary proceeding or contested matter contemplated by the Chapter 11 plan and any objection to claim. Other revisions are stylistic. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2016. 2014 Amendment This amendment adds new section (a), requiring that plan modifications and amendments be filed in a single integrated plan or be incorporated in the order of confirmation.

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the terms of the plan as confirmed. The amendment also adds new section (d), requiring that the order of confirmation include notice of the first scheduled post- confirmation status conference and the filing of post-confirmation avoidance and claim litigation reports. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2014. 1997 Amendment This amendment conforms the existing Local Rules to the uniform numbering system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and to the model system suggested and approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.

In renumbering the Local Rules to conform to the uniform numbering system, no change in substance is intended. This amendment to the rule was effective on April 15, 1997. Paragraph (a) of this rule was formerly Local Rule 3.05(a). Paragraph (b) of this rule was formerly Local Rule 3.06(b).

Paragraph (c) of this rule was formerly Local Rule 3.06(a). The Advisory Committee Notes to the superseded rules may be helpful in interpreting and applying the current rules. 1995 Amendment Local Rule 3.06(a) has been amended to include the requirement that the debtor file any adversary proceedings or contested matters contemplated by the plan of reorganization no later than thirty (30) days after the entry of an order of confirmation. Local Rule 3.06(c) has been amended to include contested matters and adversary proceedings within the matters which must be concluded before entry of a final decree.

Local Rule 3.06(d) has been added to make clear the requirement that a debtor who desires to convert a Chapter 11 case after confirmation of a plan of reorganization may do so only on motion and hearing with notice to all creditors and parties in interest. This is consistent with Bankruptcy Code § 1112(a)(1) which precludes the debtor from converting a case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 as a matter of right if the debtor is not a debtor in possession, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9013 which requires that a request for an order be made by motion, and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(a)(5) which requires that parties in interest receive twenty days’ notice of a hearing on conversion of a case to another chapter. It is not intended that this Local Rule create any substantive rights not otherwise available under existing law. These amendments to the rule were effective February 15, 1995.

Rule 3021-1 DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED OR UNDISTRIBUTABLE FUNDS IN A CHAPTER 11 LIQUIDATING PLAN (a) Disposition of Unclaimed Funds or Undistributable Funds Under a Chapter 11 Liquidating Plan. A Chapter 11 liquidating plan shall provide for the disposition of unclaimed funds and undistributable funds. The plan may provide that any unclaimed funds or undistributable funds be redistributed to other creditors or administrative claimants, or be donated to a not-for-profit, non-religious organization identified in the plan or disclosure statement accompanying the plan. (b) Unclaimed Funds.

Unclaimed funds are distributions to creditors left unclaimed 120 days after the final distribution under the plan. (c) Undistributable Funds. Undistributable funds are any funds other than unclaimed funds, including, but not limited to, funds that cannot be disbursed because: (1) a creditor has affirmatively rejected a distribution; (2) the administrative costs of distribution make distribution uneconomical; or (3) all creditors, including administrative claimants, have been paid in full and there is no one that has a right to the funds. (d) Failure of Liquidating Plan to Provide for Disposition of Unclaimed Funds or Undistributable Funds.

If a Chapter 11 liquidating plan does not provide for the disposition of unclaimed funds or undistributable funds, and if there are any such funds at the time of final distribution under the plan, the disbursing agent shall file a motion, upon notice and hearing, proposing disposition of such funds, including as described in section (a) of this rule. _______________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2013 This rule permits liquidating Chapter 11 plans to provide that unclaimed and undistributable funds be redistributed to other creditors or donated to a non-profit organization. This new rule is effective July 1, 2013. Rule 3022-1 FINAL REPORT/DECREE (CHAPTER 11) (a) Chapter 11 Subchapter V Proceedings. Unless extended by the Court, on or before the later of 30 days after the granting of a discharge in a case under Chapter 11 Subchapter V (Small Business Debtor Reorganization), or 30 days after the disposition of all adversary proceedings or contested matters, whichever is later, the debtor’s attorney shall file a motion for final decree.

This deadline shall apply in both individual and non-individual debtors under Subchapter V. (b) Chapter 11 Non-Subchapter V Proceedings. (1) Non-Individual Debtors. Unless extended by the Court, on or before the later of 30 days after the order of confirmation in a case under Chapter 11, or 30 days after the disposition of all adversary proceedings, contested matters, and objections to claims, the debtor’s attorney shall file a certificate of substantial consummation together with a motion for final decree. (2) Individual Debtors.

(A) Administrative Closing. After the entry of an order of confirmation and the disposition of all adversary proceedings, contested matters, and objections to claims, individual debtors may file a motion to administratively close the Chapter 11 case. The debtor, any creditor, or any other party in interest may file a motion to reopen an administratively closed case at any time without the necessity of paying a filing fee. (B) Motion to Reopen for Purpose of Obtaining Discharge and Final Decree.

The debtor may move to reopen the case for the purpose of obtaining a discharge and entry of a final decree after the completion of all payments under the plan, or for the purpose of seeking a hardship discharge. The motion to reopen shall include the total amount of payments made to each creditor under the plan, shall be verified by the debtor, and shall be served upon each creditor. (C) Required Statement Prior to Entry of a Discharge. No later than 60 days after completion of all payments under the confirmed plan, or if applicable, upon the filing of a motion seeking entry of a discharge prior to completion of payments under the plan under 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(5), the debtor shall file a statement under the penalty of perjury certifying: (i) whether or not 11 U.S.C. § 522(q)(1) is applicable to the debtor; and (ii) whether there is any proceeding in which the debtor may be found guilty of a felony of the kind described in 11 U.S.C. § 522(q)(1)(A) or liable for a debt of the kind described in 11 U.S.C.§ 522(q)(1)(B).

Within 14 days of the filing of the certified statement required under this section, any interested party may file and serve a written objection to the statement. Any party who fails to file and serve a written objection in accordance with this section shall be deemed to have consented to entry of the certifying debtor’s discharge. ________________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2021 Amendment This amendment adds new section (a) establishing the deadline for filing a motion for final decree in Subchapter V cases. New section (b)(2)(C) requires individual Chapter 11 debtors seeking a discharge to file a statement certifying under penalty of perjury whether the provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 522(q)(1) are applicable to their case. This amendment also includes an objection procedure pursuant to which any interested party may object to the statement required by section (b)(2)(C) prior to the entry of an order of discharge.

This amendment to the rule is effective August 1, 2021. 2019 Amendment The amendment to section (b)(1) clarifies no filing fee is required for a motion to reopen an administratively closed case. Section (b)(2) is amended to require that individual debtors’ motions to reopen administratively closed cases for the purpose of obtaining a discharge include a verified statement of the total amount of payments made under the plan and be served upon creditors. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2019.

2013 Amendment This amendment permits individual debtors, who, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(5), are not eligible to receive a discharge until the debtor has completed all payments under the plan or has obtained a hardship discharge, to obtain an order that administratively closes the case. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2013. 1997 Amendment This amendment conforms the existing Local Rules to the uniform numbering system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and to the model system suggested and approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. In renumbering the Local Rules to conform to the uniform numbering system, no change in substance is intended.

This amendment to the rule was effective on April 15, 1997. This rule was formerly Local Rule 3.06(c). The Advisory Committee Notes to the superseded rules may be helpful in interpreting and applying the current rules. Rule 3071-1 APPLICATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Requests for administrative expenses under 11 U.S.C. § 503 shall be made by application as follows: (a) Chapter 7 Cases.

In Chapter 7 cases, applications for administrative expenses shall be filed before the later of: (1) the claims bar date; (2) for administrative expenses arising from the use of premises by a trustee, within 30 days after the surrender of the premises from the trustee; or (3) 30 days after the occurrence of the last event giving rise to the claim. (b) Chapter 11, 12, and 13 Cases. In Chapter 11, 12, and 13 cases, applications for administrative expenses shall be filed before the later of: (1) 14 days prior to the hearing on confirmation or, to the extent that the claim arose after the initial deadline, 14 days before any continued hearing on confirmation; or (2) 30 days after the occurrence of the last event giving rise to the claim. (c) All Other Chapters.

In cases under all other chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, applications for administrative expenses shall be filed as specified by the Court. ________________________ Notes of Advisory Committee 2021 Amendment This amendment shortens the time for filing administrative claims from 21 to 14 days before the confirmation hearing in Chapter 11, 12, and 13 cases. This amendment to the rule is effective August 1, 2021. 2019 Amendment This rule previously applied to administrative expense claims under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1). The amendment revises the rule to apply to all administrative claims under 11 U.S.C. § 503.

This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2019. 2015 Amendment The amendment to section (b) specifies that applications for administrative expenses in Chapter 11, 12, and 13 cases must be filed before the later of 21 days in advance of the confirmation hearing, or with respect expenses arising after the original deadline, 21 days in advance of a continued confirmation hearing, and 30 days after the last event giving rise to the claim. This amendment to the rule is effective July 1, 2015. 1997 Amendment This amendment conforms the existing Local Rules to the uniform numbering system prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and to the model system suggested and approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.

In renumbering the Local Rules to conform to the uniform numbering system, no change in substance is intended. This amendment to the rule was effective on April 15, 1997. This rule was formerly Local Rule 2.20. The Advisory Committee Notes to the superseded rules may be helpful in interpreting and applying the current rules.

PART IV.

THE DEBTOR: DUTIES AND BENEFITS