Local Rule 9013-4 (General Provisions for Exhibits A & B): GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR EXHIBITS A & B TO SC LBR 9013-4

GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR EXHIBITS A & B TO SC LBR 9013-4 Exhibits A and B of SC LBR 9013‐4 provide guidance to aid with service and notice, including service of any resulting order. A list of other notices and orders on which service has been delegated can be found at SC LBR 5075‐1. To determine the manner of notice or service required, consult Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036 and SC LBR 5005‐4 and 9013‐3. In addition to notice and service of a paper by mail, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036 provides electronic notice and service of pleadings and orders via CM/ECF (a notice of electronic filing or "NEF") on registered users is effective notice or service except in circumstances where heightened service under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004 is required. Parties that routinely receive NEFs include the Case Trustee, the United States Trustee, the Clerk of Court,1 and any counsel who previously made an electronic appearance in the bankruptcy case by filing a document or notice of appearance. These parties are noted on the exhibits in red and only require service by mail when Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004 so requires. In instances where an objecting party is represented by counsel, that party's counsel also receives an NEF of any resulting order. To assist parties with application of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004, the exhibits note when further examination into whether service under that rule may be required, but only denotes those matters that are expressly considered "Contested Matters" under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014 in the Code and Bankruptcy Rules.

The mailing matrix in CM/ECF is continuously updated during the case. Parties should use the most up‐to‐date mailing matrix when providing notice and service.

Please note that the mailing matrix also includes parties who receive an NEF. Depending on the circumstances mentioned above, these parties may not require additional notice or service by mail. You may refer to the "Mailing Info for a Case" utility event in CM/ECF to determine which parties in a case will receive an NEF.

For purposes of this rule and exhibits, in voluntary chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases or an involuntary chapter 7 case, the term "mailing matrix" on the exhibit only applies to debtor's counsel and those parties listed in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(h)(1) or (2), as applicable, in those instances where notice is required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(a) following the time period set forth in that rule. Exhibits are provided as a convenience. Parties should consult all applicable authorities to ensure adequate notice and service.

1 The Clerk of Court does not require or otherwise wish to receive service of pleadings and orders that have been filed on the Court's docket in CM/ECF.