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Local Rules — Bankr. D.P.R.

73 local rules for the United States District Court for the Bankruptcy Court, District of Puerto Rico. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 11

Rule Title
LBR 7003-1 Adversary Proceedings – Cover Sheet
LBR 7004-2 Adversary Proceedings - Summons
LBR 7016-1 Pretrial Procedures
LBR 7026-1 Discovery – General
LBR 7041-1 Dismissal of Adversary Proceedings
LBR 7055-1 Default
LBR 7055-2 Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
LBR 7065-1 Injunctions
LBR 7067-1 Registry Account
LBR 9015-1 Jury Trials
LBR 9027-1 Removal and Remand

General Rules 58

Rule Title
LBR 1001-1 Title; Scope and Effective Date of Rules
LBR 1002-1 Petition – General
LBR 1003-1 Involuntary Petitions
LBR 1005-1 Filing Papers – Requirements
LBR 1006-1 Fees – Installment Payments
LBR 1007-1 Lists, Schedules and Statements; Time Limits; Notice of Automatic Dismissal for Non-Compliance; Notice in Chapter 11
LBR 1009-1 Amendments to Voluntary Petitions, Lists, Schedules, and Statements
LBR 1015-1 Joint Administration and Consolidation
LBR 1017-2 Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
LBR 2002-2 Notice of Preferred Addresses and National Creditor Register Service
LBR 2003-1 Meeting of Creditors or Equity Security Holders
LBR 2004-1 Examination
LBR 2014-1 Employment of Professional Persons
LBR 2015-2 Duties of Trustee or Debtor in Possession
LBR 2016-1 Application for Compensation of Professionals
LBR 3003-1 Chapter 11 Claims Bar Date
LBR 3007-1 Objections to Claims
LBR 3011-1 Unclaimed Funds
LBR 3015-3 Chapter 13 Plan Requirements and Confirmation
LBR 3016-1 Report of Appointed Chapter 11 Trustee
LBR 3016-2 Modification or Amendments to Filed Disclosure Statement and/or Plan
LBR 3018-2 Chapter 11 Confirmation - Requirements under 11 U.S.C. § 1129
LBR 3022-1 Final Report/Decree – Chapter 11
LBR 4001-1 Relief from Automatic Stay
LBR 4001-2 Use of Cash Collateral and Obtaining Credit
LBR 4001-5 Continuation and Imposition of the Automatic Stay
LBR 4002-1 Duties of Debtor
LBR 4002-3 Federal Tax Returns
LBR 4003-2 Lien Avoidance of Exempt Property
LBR 5001-1 Court Administration
LBR 5001-2 Clerk's Office – Location/Hours
LBR 5003-1 Clerk, General Authority
LBR 5005-1 Filing of Papers
LBR 5005-2 Virtual Entries
LBR 5005-4 Electronic Filing
LBR 5010-1 Reopening Cases - Notice and Service
LBR 5011-1 Withdrawal of Reference
LBR 5071-1 Continuances
LBR 5072-1 Courtroom Decorum
LBR 5073-1 Photography, Recording Devices, and Broadcasting
LBR 5077-1 Transcripts
LBR 5080-1 Fees – General
LBR 5081-1 Fees – Form of Payment
LBR 5090-1 Judges – Visiting & Recalled
LBR 6004-1 Sale of Estate Property Not in the Ordinary Course of Business
LBR 6007-1 Abandonment
LBR 9009-1 Official Local Forms
LBR 9011-3 Sanctions
LBR 9011-4 Signing of Electronically Transmitted Documents, Representation to the Court
LBR 9013-1 Motions Practice
LBR 9013-2 Briefs and Memoranda of Law
LBR 9013-3 Certificate of Service
LBR 9013-5 Responsibility for Proper Service
LBR 9018-1 Secret, Confidential, Scandalous, or Defamatory Matter
LBR 9036-1 Notice by Electronic Transmission
LBR 9037-1 Privacy Protection
LBR 9070-1 Exhibits
LBR 9074-1 Telephone Conferences

Attorney Rules 2

Rule Title
LBR 2090-1 Attorneys Authorized to Practice
LBR 9010-1 Attorneys – Admission to Practice, Representation and Appearances

Appellate Rules 2

Rule Title
LBR 8001-1 Manner of Taking Appeal
LBR 8006-1 Record on Appeal