Local Rule LBR 1073-1: ASSIGNMENT OR REASSIGNMENT OF CASES AND PROCEEDINGS
Bankr. C.D. Cal. — General rule
LBR 1073-1. ASSIGNMENT OR REASSIGNMENT OF CASES AND PROCEEDINGS
(a) Assignment or Reassignment of Related Cases and Proceedings. The court will assign or reassign related cases or proceedings pursuant to the procedures established by the court's General Orders or as provided in The Central Guide.
(b) Motion for Reassignment or Consolidation of Related Cases or Proceedings.
(1) A motion by a party in interest for reassignment or consolidation of related bankruptcy cases or adversary proceedings must be made to the judge to whom the low-numbered case is assigned.
(2) The motion must be filed and served in accordance with LBR 9013-1(o). Notice must be given to the debtor or debtor in possession, the trustee (if any), the creditors' committee or the 20 largest unsecured creditors if no committee has been appointed, any other committee appointed in the case, counsel for any of the foregoing, the United States trustee, and any other party in interest entitled to notice under FRBP 2002. Notice of a motion seeking the reassignment or consolidation of an adversary proceeding must be given to each party named in the adversary proceeding. A judge's copy of the motion must also be served in chambers on the higher-numbered judge.