Local Rule 3016-1: Chapter 11 Plan Required Content.
Bankr. D.S.D. — Civil rule
Rule 3016-1. Chapter 11 Plan Required Content.
(a) Each chapter 11 plan shall:
(1) be entitled "[insert name of proponent]'S PLAN DATED [insert the date the proponent signs the plan]," e.g., "DEBTOR'S PLAN DATED DECEMBER 19, 2024";
(2) set forth in a separate paragraph the plan term in months, the date of the first payment being made under the plan, the date of the last payment being made under the plan, and the names of the creditors holding nondischargeable claims and secured claims that will continue to receive payments after the plan term ends;
(3) not include repetitive descriptions of claims or claim treatment or unnecessarily repeat information from any attendant disclosure statement; and
(4) be signed and dated by the proponent and any attorney for the proponent.
(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) above, a plan filed in a small business case, as defined by 11 U.S.C. § 101(51C) and (51D), shall conform either to:
(1) Official Form 425A; or
(2) Appendix 3A of these local bankruptcy rules, excluding Parts 1, 2.2, 7.2 (unless the debtor is an individual), and 8 and any references to chapter 13 and "nonstandard provisions," incorporating the relevant portions of Official Form 425A, including paragraph 3.05 and Articles 7 and 9, and incorporating the relevant portions of Official Form 425B, including part II and paragraphs D and G of part III.
(c) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) above, a plan by a debtor who has elected to be a debtor under subchapter V of chapter 11 shall conform either to:
(1) Official Form 425A; or
(2) Appendix 3A of these local bankruptcy rules, excluding Parts 1, 2.2, 7.2 (unless the debtor is an individual), and 8 and any references to chapter 13 and "nonstandard provisions," incorporating the relevant portions of Official Form 425A, including Articles 7 and 9, incorporating the relevant portions of Official Form 425B, including part II and paragraphs D and G of part III, and including the information required by 11 U.S.C. § 1190.
REFERENCES: 11 U.S.C. §§ 1122, 1123, 1190, and 1191; Fed.R.Bankr.P. 3016.