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BANKRUPTCY LOCAL RULE 1017-1 CONVERSION - REQUEST FOR/NOTICE OF

(a) Motion and Notice. A chapter 7 debtor seeking to convert a case to one under another chapter pursuant to § 706(a) must file a motion and give notice. Notice is sufficient if given to the Office of the United States Trustee, the case trustee, and all parties receiving notice electronically through the court's transmission facilities. The notice must advise that the court may enter an order granting the motion without further notice or hearing if no objection to the motion is filed within 14 days after the date that the motion was filed. The debtor may include the notice with the motion by filing a motion substantially conforming to the local form (Debtor's Motion and Notice to Convert Chapter 7 Case to Another Chapter [GUB 1017-1]).

(b) Additional Fees Upon Conversion of Case. A notice and motion for conversion of a case must be accompanied by payment of the filing fee, if any, required for conversion of the case to the chapter for which conversion is sought.

BKLR 1017-1 Related Local Form: • Debtor's Motion and Notice to Convert Chapter 7 Case to Another Chapter [GUB 1017-1]