Local Rule Rule 2002-1: Notices
Bankr. D. Minn. — General rule
Rule 2002-1. Notices
(a) ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTICE. Unless the court orders otherwise, notice required by Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002 must be given by the entity specified in the chart available on the court's website, as may be modified by the clerk.
(b) DEBTOR'S ADDITIONAL NOTICE RESPONSIBILITIES. After the clerk sends the meeting of creditors notice, the debtor is responsible for sending such notice, and filing proof that such notice was sent, to:
(1) Any creditor subsequently added to the matrix referred to in Local Rule 1007-2; and
(2) All equity security holders on any subsequently filed list under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007(a)(3).
(c) REQUEST FOR LIMITED NOTICE. A request that notice be limited to the entities identified in Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002(h) or (i) must be made by motion.
[Effective April 15, 1997. Amended effective January 1, 2002; January 9, 2006; May 1, 2014; May 1, 2019; October 1, 2019; June 1, 2021; September 3, 2025.]
2025 Advisory Committee Notes Former Local Rules 2002-1 and 2002-4 were combined into one rule and significantly rewritten to ensure conformity with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
Current subsection (a) replaces former Local Rule 2002-4(a)–(c). The chart maintained by the clerk specifies who gives notice of any given item listed in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002.
Current subsection (b) replaces former Local Rules 2002-1(d)(i) and 2002-4(d). The phrase "meeting of creditors notice" refers to Official Forms 309A, et seq. Those official forms give several notices required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, including, but not limited to: (1) the meeting of creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 341; (2) the order for relief; (3) the time fixed for filing proofs of claims; and (4) the time fixed for filing a complaint objecting to the debtor's discharge. Local Form 2002-4(d) is abrogated; a debtor should use Official Form 309E1, E2, F1, or F2 as filed by the clerk. Please refer to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036 for information about notice by electronic means. Local Rule 9036-1(a) also requires that proof of notice be electronically filed whenever notice is given to a party that is not a Filing User. Former Local Rules 2002-1(b)(1) and (2) were removed as no longer necessary. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(d) (governing notice to equity security holders).
Current subsection (c) replaces part of former Local Rule 2002-1(a) and adds a reference to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(i), which is another provision allowing for limited notice.
Former Local Rule 2002-1(c) was removed to ensure conformity with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(a)(1) and Local Rule 1007-2, which require the debtor to file with the petition a list containing the name and address of each creditor.
Former Local Rule 2002-1(d)(ii) was removed as no longer necessary. The clerk maintains instructions on the court's website at www.mnb.uscourts.gov for how to update the name or address of a creditor on the matrix. Former Local Rule 2002-4(e) was removed as no longer applicable. Former Local Rule 2002-4(f) was removed to ensure conformity with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, which generally states the court may direct another entity to give notice.