Local Rule Rule 7054-1: Procedure to Obtain Fees and Costs Under F.R.Bankr.P. 7054

Rule 7054-1 Procedure to Obtain Fees and Costs Under F.R.Bankr.P. 7054

(a) Unless the court orders otherwise, a party who has been awarded attorney fees and related nontaxable costs under F.R.Bankr.P. 7054(b) must, within 14 days after the award, file an application for allowance of the fees and costs with the following information stated separately: (1) the total amount of fees sought to be awarded; (2) the amount of expenses to be awarded; (3) the time period during which the services for which the award is sought were rendered; (4) a summary statement of the number of hours of service rendered by each professional and paraprofessional and the hourly rates of each; (5) an itemized time record in chronological order of each specific service for which an award is sought. This itemized time record must: (i) state the date each service was rendered; (ii) identify the professional or paraprofessional who performed the service; and (iii) describe with particularity the services rendered; and (6) an itemized statement of expenses for which reimbursement is sought. In addition, the application must include a proposed order awarding and ordering payment of the fees and costs, and a certificate of service.

(b) Any party opposing the allowance or payment of the fees and costs will have 14 days from service of the application to object.

(c) If no objection is timely filed, the court may grant the application without a hearing.

(d) Any objection must specify in detail the nature and basis of the objection and the amount, if any, that is not disputed. Pending resolution of the objection, the court may enter an order awarding and ordering the payment of any undisputed fees and costs.

(e) The initial hearing on the application will not be an evidentiary hearing. If the court determines that an evidentiary hearing is needed, the court will schedule a separate evidentiary hearing.