Local Rule 2016-4: Required Attorney for Debtor Filing of Disclosure of Compensation with the Bankruptcy Petition or with Substitution of Attorney in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases
Bankr. E.D. Cal. — General rule
LOCAL RULE 2016-4 Required Attorney for Debtor Filing of Disclosure of Compensation with the Bankruptcy Petition or with Substitution of Attorney in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases
(a) The attorney for the debtor in a chapter 7 or chapter 13 case must file the Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor, Form B2030, with the petition, rather than 14 days thereafter, or when the attorney substitutes in as attorney for the debtor in such case. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(b).
(b) If the attorney for the debtor fails to timely file the Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor with the petition, the Clerk of the Court shall issue a notice of deficiency and set a deadline for the debtor to cure the deficiency. If the attorney for the debtor fails to cure the deficiency by the deadline, the Clerk of the Court may issue and set for hearing an order to show cause before the then Chief Bankruptcy Judge, order to appear, or other action as appropriate to address the attorney's failure to timely file the required Disclosure of Compensation.