Local Rule Rule 9006-1: Reduction or Enlargement of Time
Bankr. E.D. Mich. — General rule
Rule 9006-1 Reduction or Enlargement of Time
(a) Motion for Extension of Time Under F.R.Bankr.P. 1007(c) or F.R.Bankr.P. 3015(b).
(1) Before filing a motion for extension of time to file papers under F.R.Bankr.P. 1007(c) or to file a chapter 13 plan under F.R.Bankr.P. 3015(b), the movant must request the concurrence of the trustee, if any, or if no trustee has been appointed, the United States trustee.
(2) The motion must state: (A) the date set for the meeting of creditors; (B) the date on which the movant intends to file the papers; (C) the grounds establishing good cause for the relief sought; (D) that an objection to the relief requested in the motion must be filed within three Business Days of filing of the motion; and (E) the efforts made by the moving party to obtain concurrence.
(3) The deadline to file an objection is three Business Days after the motion is filed. Upon the filing of an objection, the court will schedule an expedited hearing with notice to the movant and the objecting party.
(4) The movant may submit a proposed order granting the relief requested after the movant files a certification that no response was timely filed.
(5) If the movant obtains concurrence under subpart (1), the movant may file a stipulation for the entry of a proposed order and submit a proposed order for entry by the court.
(b) Any Other Reduction or Enlargement of Time. Unless prohibited by F.R.Bankr.P. 9006 and to the extent otherwise permitted by the Code and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, a party may file a motion for an ex parte order reducing or enlarging the time for a party to take any action or file any paper. Prior to making the motion, if the motion is made in an adversary proceeding or a contested matter, the movant must attempt to obtain the acquiescence of opposing counsel, unless unduly burdensome. The movant must also immediately notify opposing counsel personally or by telephone of the entry of the order and must serve the order on any opposing counsel who does not receive service by ECF and file a certificate of service. A party aggrieved by such an order may move for a dissolution of the order.