Local Rule D.N.J. LBR 6007-1: Abandoning
Bankr. D.N.J. — General rule
D.N.J. LBR 6007-1. Abandoning
(a) By trustee or debtor in possession. A trustee or debtor in possession seeking to abandon property under § 554(a) of the Code must file Local Form Notice of Proposed Abandonment. The clerk will send notice of the proposed abandonment.
(b) By party in interest. A party in interest seeking to compel abandonment of property of the estate under § 554(b) must file a motion in accordance with the Local Rules and serve the parties specified in Bankruptcy Rule 6007(b).
2025 Comment The amendments to this Rule are stylistic to conform with the Bankruptcy Rules.
2020 Comment Federal Rule 6007 was amended effective December 1, 2019 to specify the parties who must be served with a motion to compel abandonment brought by a party in interest. This Rule is amended accordingly and seeks to highlight the differences between the two procedures.
2015 Comment The changes to this Rule are stylistic.