Local Rule L.R. 1007-6: Extension of Time to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs.

L.R. 1007-6 - Extension of Time to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. A. General Procedures. Any request for additional time to file schedules and/or the statement of financial affairs must: 1. be filed before expiration of the deadline; 2. seek extension to a date certain for filing the missing documents; 3. disclose the date the petition was filed; 4. disclose the date of the § 341 Meeting; and 5. disclose all prior extensions granted The request to extend time must be served on the Trustee and, in Chapter 11 cases, on the L.R. 9013-3(D) Master Service List or on those who would be on such a list. If the Court extends the time for filing the schedules and/or statement of financial affairs to a date that is less than ten (10) days before the scheduled § 341 Meeting, the debtor should contact the Trustee (or the United States Trustee in a Chapter 11 case where no Trustee has been appointed) to verify whether the § 341 Meeting should be rescheduled. If the § 341 Meeting is rescheduled, the debtor must serve notice of the continued § 341 Meeting date on all creditors and parties in interest as required by L.R. 2003(A) and must file a certificate of service (L.R. 9004(D)).

B. Dismissal for Failure to File Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs. In a Chapter 7 or 13 case, if the schedules or statement of financial affairs or a request for additional time to file the schedules and/or statement of financial affairs are not filed within fourteen (14) days of the date the voluntary petition was filed, the case will be dismissed on the fifteenth day after the date the voluntary petition was filed.