Local Rule 5010-1: Reopening a Case.

Rule 5010-1. Reopening a Case.

(a) Motion to reopen. A motion to reopen a case shall demonstrate cause for reopening the case and shall be served on parties in interest not electronically served. No notice of the motion is required.

(b) Reopening not required. A case need not be reopened to:

(1) commence an action related to a discharge, including an action under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(3) to determine the dischargeability of a claim that was neither listed nor scheduled;

(2) obtain a writ of execution pursuant to Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7069 to enforce a judgment determined to be nondischargeable;

(3) file, amend, or withdraw a proof of claim or file a transfer of claim;

(4) file a motion for a protective order under Fed.R.Bankr.P. 9037(d);

(5) file a notice or a motion regarding the redaction of certain information from a transcript under Bankr. D.S.D. R. 5077-1(e);

(6) file a motion to substitute a redacted document or a redacted proof of claim under Bankr. D.S.D. R. 9037-1;

(7) file a reaffirmation agreement;

(8) file a satisfaction of judgment; or

(9) file an application for payment of unclaimed funds.

REFERENCES: 11 U.S.C. § 350(b); Fed.Rs.Civ.P. 60 and 69; Fed.Rs.Bankr.P. 4007, 5010, 7069, and 9024.