Local Rule Rule 2019-1: Disclosures by Groups, Committees, and Other Entities

Rule 2019-1. Disclosures by Groups, Committees, and Other Entities

(a) TIMING. If the group, committee, or other entity required to file a verified statement under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2019 is requesting relief, whether in a motion or in a response, the verified statement must be filed with the request for relief. If the group, committee, or other entity required to file a verified statement intends to solicit votes regarding confirmation of a plan, the verified statement must be filed within seven days of the filing of the plan.

(b) NOTICE. Notice of any verified statement filed under this rule must be given to the debtor, the attorney for the debtor, and the trustee or examiner. The verified statement must also be sent to the United States trustee.

[Effective December 1, 2011. Amended effective May 1, 2014; October 1, 2019; September 3, 2025.]

2025 Advisory Committee Notes Local Rule 2019-1 was restyled and amended to avoid duplication with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2019. The first sentence of former subsection (a) was removed, as the requirement to file the verified or supplemental statement is already found in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2019(b) and (d). Subsection (a) was amended to just address timing. The time for filing the verified statement if the entity intends to solicit votes on confirmation of a plan was changed from "no later than the date of the entry of the order approving the disclosure statement" in former subsection (b) to "within seven days of the filing of the plan" in amended subsection (a). This change was made because many cases do not have orders approving disclosure statements. Subsection (b) was amended to only address notice requirements. Entities should refer to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2019(d) for when a supplemental statement may be required. Failure to comply with this rule may result in sanctions. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2019(e).