Local Rule Guideline 7: Entry of a Discharge in an Individual Chapter 11 Case

Guideline 7 Entry of a Discharge in an Individual Chapter 11 Case 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(5) provides that in an individual chapter 11 case, a discharge is entered after the completion of all payments under the confirmed plan and after the court makes the findings required by § 1141(d)(5)(C). Rather than await those events to close the case, which may take several years, the Court will close such a case upon plan confirmation and resolution of all post-confirmation litigation. To request the entry of a discharge upon the completion of plan payments, the debtor must file a motion to reopen for that purpose. The Court will waive any applicable reopening fee for such a motion. The motion should request the findings required by § 1141(d)(5)(C) and should be filed under LBR 9014-1 with notice to all parties in interest.