Local Rule Rule 9029-1: Rules of Procedure

Rule 9029-1 Rules of Procedure

(a) Rules of General Applicability. The rules of procedure in cases and proceedings in this court will be as prescribed by the laws of the United States, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States, any applicable rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, any applicable Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, these rules and the court's ECF Procedures.

(b) Title and Authority. These rules are promulgated under F.R.Bankr.P. 9029 and are referred to as the Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, cited as E. D. Mich. LBR ____-_.

(c) References in These Rules. In these rules the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., is referred to as the "Code." References in these rules to any specific section of the Code are "§ _____." References in these rules to the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan are "E. D. Mich. LR ____." References in these rules to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure are "F.R.Bankr.P. _____." References in these rules to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are "F.R.Civ.P. _____." Within these rules, these rules are referred to as "Local Rule ____." In these rules, the court's Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing are referred to as the "ECF Procedures." References in these rules to any particular section of the ECF Procedures are "ECF Procedure __." Undefined capitalized terms in these rules that are defined in the ECF Procedures have the meanings set forth in the ECF Procedures.

(d) Procedural Orders in a Specific Case or Proceeding. A judge may issue orders governing matters of procedure not addressed by these rules.

(e) Suspension of the Local Rules. Upon notice and for cause in a particular case or proceeding, a judge may temporarily suspend the applicability of any of these rules.

(f) Prior Rules Superseded. These rules supersede all prior local rules and all prior administrative orders on the matters covered in these rules.

(g) References to Other Rules or Statutes. When these rules refer to F.R.Bankr.P., the rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan or sections of the Code, they refer to such as they existed on the effective date of the last amendments to these rules. If the statute or rule referred to is re-codified, the reference in these rules will be deemed to be amended to track the re-codification. If these rules refer to an interim rule promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States and adopted by this court and that interim rule is subsequently adopted as part of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the reference will then be deemed to that rule in the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

(h) Format and Type Size. All papers filed with the court must be on 8-1/2 inch x 11 inch white paper of good quality, plainly typewritten, printed or prepared by a clearly legible duplication process, and double-spaced, except for quoted material and footnotes. Margins must be at least 1 inch on the top, sides and bottom. Each page must be numbered consecutively. Except for standard preprinted forms that are in general use, type size of all text and footnotes must be no smaller than 10-1/2 characters per inch (non-proportional) or 14 point (proportional). This subpart applies to attached exhibits consisting of materials that are created for filing with the court but does not apply to attached exhibits consisting of previously printed materials that are only copied as attachments to a paper filed with the court.