Local Rule RULE 6006-1: MOTIONS FOR ASSUMPTION OR REJECTION OF EXECUTORY CONTRACT OR UNEXPIRED LEASE; MOTIONS TO EXTEND DEADLINE
Bankr. D. Mass. — General rule
RULE 6006-1. MOTIONRULE 6006-1. MOTIONS FOR ASSUMPTION OR REJECTION OF EXECUTORY CONTRACT OR UNEXPIRED LEASE; MOTIONS TO EXTEND DEADLINE
(a) A motion seeking an extension of the deadline for assumption or rejection of an executory contract or an unexpired lease of residential real property or personal property in a chapter 7 case shall be filed prior to the expiration of the sixty (60) day period found in 11 U.S.C. § 365(d)(1). In the event thatperiod found in 11 U.S.C. § 365(d)(1). If the Court cannot hear or determine the motion prior to the expiration of the deadline, the extension requested in the motion shall be automatically approved on an interim basis, subject to final determination by the Court after notice and a hearing scheduled as soon as the Court's calendar may permit. Nothing in this Rule limits the Court's ability to grant additional extensions for cause shown.
(b) A motion seeking extension of the deadline for assumption or rejection of an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property shall be filed prior to the expiration of the period found in 11 U.S.C. § 365(d)(4)(A). If the Court cannot hear or determine the motion prior to the expiration of the deadline, the extension requested in the motion shall be automatically approved on an interim basis, subject to final determination by the Court after notice and a hearing setscheduled as soon as the Court's calendar may permit. Nothing in this Rule shall be deemed to limit the Court's ability to grant additional extensions for cause shown.
(b) A motion seeking extension of the deadline for assumption or rejection of an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property shall be filed prior to the expiration of the one hundred twenty (120) day period in 11 U.S.C. § 365(d)(4)(A). In the event that the Court cannot hear or determine the motion prior to the expiration of the deadline, the extension requested in the motion shall be automatically approved on an interim basis, subject to final determination by the Court after notice and a hearing set as soon as the Court's calendar may permit.