Local Rule 9021-1: PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS

RULE 9021-1 PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS

(a) Separate Document Requirement. Proposed orders and judgments must be filed with the court as separate documents and ECF events. Unless otherwise required by these rules or the court, an order or judgment should not be attached to or included in motions or other papers filed with the court.

(b) Attachments. Proposed orders or judgments with attachments should be filed as a single combined document. Each attachment must be affixed to the order or judgment after the Designation of Service with an exhibit cover sheet and the exhibit must be identified in the order or judgment.

(c) Designation of Parties to Receive Notice of Order or Judgment. A Designation of Parties to Receive Notice of Court Order that substantially conforms to Local Form 9021-1 and gives notice as set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9022(a)(1) must be attached to every order and judgment filed with the court.

(d) Form of Orders. Unless directed by the court, orders should not contain specific findings and conclusions but should simply state that the court's findings or conclusions were made on the record. Orders should contain a detailed statement of the specific relief being granted by the order. Bald statements such as "the motion is granted," without subsequent detail, should not be used.

(e) Orders Approving an Agreement. An order approving an agreement, including a settlement agreement, compromise, purchase contract or any other agreement, should attach a copy of the same as an exhibit to the order as required under subsection (b) of this rule. In the alternative, the agreement should be filed with the court and the order should reference the agreement by docket number.

(f) Margins. Proposed orders and judgment should comply with Local Rule 5005-3 (Filing Papers – Size and Form of Papers), but must instead have a top margin of 2.5 inches to accommodate the court's electronic signature stamp. Failure to comply with this requirement will likely result in the proposed order or judgment being unsigned by the court.

(g) Review and Approval Procedures.

(1) Preparation, Service, and Approval. Unless otherwise provided herein or directed by the court, each proposed order and judgment should be prepared and filed by the attorney for the prevailing party. Objections to the proposed order or judgment must be filed within 7 days from the date the proposed order or judgment is filed.

(2) Uncontested Matters and Orders Submitted in Open Court. Unless otherwise directed by the court, the requirements set forth in subsection (1) do not apply to (A) any proposed order or judgment on a matter that is uncontested; or (B) any proposed order or judgment submitted in open court at the time of the hearing on the matter to which the proposed order or judgment applies.

(h) Entry of Orders and Judgments. An ECF Filer submitting a document electronically that requires a judge's signature must promptly deliver the document in such form as the court requires. All orders, decrees, judgments, and proceedings of the court, including orders submitted in open court, will be filed in accordance with these Local Rules, which will constitute entry on the docket kept by the clerk under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5003 and 9021. All signed orders and judgments will be filed electronically by the court or court personnel. Any order or judgment that has been electronically signed by a judge has the same force and effect as if the judge had affixed the judge's signature to a paper copy of the order or judgment and it had been entered on the docket in a conventional manner.

(i) Judgment Based Upon a Written Instrument. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a judgment based upon a written instrument must be accompanied by the original instrument or a certified copy which must be filed as an exhibit in the case or proceeding at the time judgment is entered. The instrument must be marked as having been merged into the judgment and show the docket number of the case or proceeding. The instrument may be returned to the party filing it upon order of court only as in the case of other exhibits.

(j) Amended Orders and Judgments. An order or judgment presented to the court that amends a previously-entered order or judgment shall (i) state in the title to the document that it is an "amended" order or judgment, and (ii) conspicuously identify the added text by underlining, bolding, or using a red font. If text is deleted from the original order, it shall likewise be conspicuously identified by striking through such text. An explanation for the addition and/or removal of text from the original order shall be included in a motion for the entry of the amended order or judgment.