Local Rule 5: First Day Motions and First Day Hearing

5. First Day Motions and First Day Hearing. The debtor may file a request for an emergency hearing on motions commonly referred to as "first day motions" in Chapter 11 cases. These motions may include requests for approval of debtor in possession financing, use of cash collateral, payment of prepetition employee wages and benefits, payment of critical vendors and suppliers, payment of trust fund taxes, and other similar requests. The debtor may request a hearing date from the courtroom deputy for the presiding judge upon the filing of the Chapter 11 petition, and such hearing may be set upon at least 24 hours' notice (unless emergent circumstances require a shorter period) to the parties identified on the master service list, to the extent practicable and with a preference for service by electronic mail. The presiding judge will determine whether to grant any such requested relief and whether to do so on an interim, conditional, or permanent basis.