Local Rule 1001-1: Scope, Incorporation of District Court Rules, and Short Title.
Bankr. D. Conn. — General rule
Local Bankr. R. 1001-1 Scope, Incorporation of District Court Rules, and Short Title. Effective March 16, 2026
(a) Scope of Rules and Short Title.
(1) These rules shall be known as the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. They shall be cited as D. Conn. Bankr. L. R., and referred to as the "Local Bankruptcy Rules," "Local Bankruptcy Rule ___" or "L. Bankr. R. ___" where the meaning is clear. The Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure govern the practice and procedure in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the "Bankruptcy Court"), in all cases under Title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure supplement, but do not replace the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, or the Local Rules of Civil Procedure of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
(2) The Appendices to the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure may be modified by the Bankruptcy Court without the necessity of a formal amendment to the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
(3) These Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, as revised and published for open comment on January 8, 2026, and subject to subsequent amendments, shall be effective on March 16, 2026 (the "Effective Date"). The Effective Date of any subsequent amendments to specific Local Rules shall be noted within the Local Rule.
(4) Upon the Effective Date, the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure effective August 2, 2021, are superseded.
(5) Also upon the Effective Date, the following General Orders are superseded:
i. General Order 2024-02, which established Interim Local Rule 2016-2(b) ii. General Order 2025-01, which established Interim Local Rule 3015-2 iii. General Order 2025-03, which established Interim Local Rule 9014-1
(b) Incorporation of District Court Rules.
The Local Rules of Civil Procedure of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut shall apply in all cases or proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court to the extent they are relevant and not inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, or these Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.