Local Rule 2002-1B: Limited Notice.

Rule 2002-1B. Limited Notice.

(a) Automatic limitation of notice in chapter 7 asset cases. In any chapter 7 case, if more than 90 days have passed since the Clerk has notified creditors of the need to file proofs of claim, any notice required by the Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, these local rules, or an order to be served on "all creditors and other parties in interest," need only be served on creditors that have timely filed a proof of claim, creditors that may still timely file a proof of claim, and the other parties in interest not electronically served.

(b) Motion to limit notice. A motion to limit the parties to be served with a notice required by the Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, these local rules, or an order shall be filed with the underlying motion, application, plan, or other request for relief for which limited notice is sought. The motion shall conform to Appendix 2I, shall specify the parties to whom notice is to be limited, and shall state the cause for such relief. The movant shall serve the motion on parties in interest not electronically served.

REFERENCES: 11 U.S.C. § 342; Fed.Rs.Bankr.P. 2002 and 9007.

Practice Pointer: The movant should not prepare and file a notice or a certificate of service and should not file or serve any documents other than those specified in the rule until the Court rules on the motion to limit notice. Once the Court rules on the motion to limit notice, the movant may prepare, file, and serve a notice and a certificate of service in the manner directed by the Court in its order.