Local Rule Rule 9001-1: General Definitions
Bankr. D. Me. — General rule
Rule 9001-1. General Definitions In the Local Rules, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below, unless inconsistent with the context:
(a) "address" includes house or apartment number, street or post office box, state and zip code.
(b) "clerk" means clerk of the bankruptcy court, or a deputy clerk authorized to act on behalf of the clerk.
(c) "court" or "bankruptcy court" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine.
(d) "district court" means the United States District Court for the District of Maine.
(e) "D. Me. LBR" or "Local Rule" means a local rule of the bankruptcy court.
(f) "D. Me. Local R." means a local rule of the district court.
(g) "ECF" means the court's electronic case filing system.
(h) "Fed. R. Bankr. P." means a Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure, as adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
(i) "Fed. R. Civ. P." means a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure for the United States District Courts, as adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
(j) "Local Form" is a form of the bankruptcy court.
(k) "Official Form" is a form prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and referred to in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9009(a).
(l) "paper" means any petition, pleading, motion, application, schedule, statement, or document filed with the court.
(m) "unrepresented party" means any party to a case or proceeding who is not represented by an attorney authorized to practice in this court.