Local Rule RULE 1001–1: Scope; Title; Citations; References to a Specific Form

RULE 1001–1 Scope; Title; Citations; References to a Specific Form

(a) Scope of Rules and Title. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9029 provides that courts may adopt local rules that are not inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the "Bankruptcy Rules" and each individually a "Bankruptcy Rule"). These rules shall be known as the "Local Bankruptcy Rules" of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia (the "Court") and are hereby prescribed and promulgated as Local Bankruptcy Rules governing practice and procedure before the Court. They are to be cited as the "Local Bankruptcy Rules" except that individual rules may be cited as "Local Bankruptcy Rule ____" or "LBR ____." The Local Bankruptcy Rules apply to all cases pending in the Court except (a) as otherwise provided in these Local Bankruptcy Rules and (b) the rules governing bankruptcy proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the "District Court") are set forth in the D.Ct.LBRs found in Appendix A.

(b) Any amendment to these Local Bankruptcy Rules shall be published in The Daily Washington Law Reporter before its adoption. The notice shall state that the proposed amendment will be adopted unless modified or withdrawn after receiving comments from organized bar associations, members of the bar, and the public. Such comments shall be submitted in writing within 45 days of publication. If the Court determines there is an immediate need for a particular local rule or amendment to an existing local rule, it may proceed without public notice and opportunity for comment, but the Court shall promptly thereafter afford such notice and opportunity for comment.