Local Rule 9001-1: Definitions
Bankr. E.D. Cal. — General rule
LOCAL RULE 9001-1 Definitions These definitions supplement the definitions set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9001 and 9002. For purposes of these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms below are defined as follows:
(a) "Briefs" include memoranda, points and authorities, and other written arguments, or compilations of authorities.
(b) "Case" means the bankruptcy case initiated by the filing of a petition for relief.
(c) "Clerk" means the clerk of the bankruptcy court appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 156(b).
(d) "Contested matter(s)" include motions, objections, applications, and other matters for which a hearing is necessary, and are collectively referred to herein as "motions." Contested matters are governed by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014.
(e) "Courtroom deputy" means the deputy clerk assigned to the particular judge to whom a case or proceeding has been assigned or the judge before whom a matter or a part thereof is being conducted.
(f) "Declaration" includes an affidavit prepared in accordance with federal law. See 28 U.S.C. § 1746.
(g) "DIP" means debtor-in-possession.
(h) "Ex parte" means without prior notice.
(i) "Federally insured depository" means a financial institution that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other federal agency providing deposit protection.
(j) "Fed. R. Bankr. P." means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
(k) "Fed. R. Civ. P." means the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(l) "Filed" means delivered into the custody of the Clerk, either by electronic means or by physical delivery in paper form as provided for in LBR 5005-1, and accepted by the Clerk for inclusion in the official records of the case or proceeding.
(m) "Judgment" is defined in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7054, incorporating Fed. R. Civ. P. 54, and includes a decree and any order from which an appeal lies.
(n) "Motion" includes all motions, applications, objections, or other requests made to the Court for orders or other judicial activity.
(o) "Order" means any directive by the Court, including oral or telephonic as well as written directives, that is not a judgment.
(p) "Proceeding" includes adversary proceeding, any hearing conducted by the Court, and any other continuing matter before the Court arising in the bankruptcy case.