Local Rule L.R. 3007: Objections to Claims.

L.R. 3007 - Objections to Claims. A. In all Cases Except Chapter 13. Objections to claims in all cases except Chapter 13 must be filed in substantial conformity with Local Form 10. The party objecting to a proof of claim must contact the appropriate Courtroom Deputy or must consult the Court's Website to obtain a hearing date and provide no less than thirty (30) days notice of the objection and hearing to the claimant, the Trustee, the debtor, and the debtor's attorney (if any). Any response to such an objection to claim must be filed no later than seven (7) days before the hearing on the objection. If an objection is to a claim of the United States, or any of its officers or agencies or is to a claim of an insured depository institution, the objection and notice must be served in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007.

B. Chapter 13 Claim Objections. It is the debtor's duty in a Chapter 13 case to review and object to proofs of claim when necessary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party in interest may file an objection to a proof of claim. An objection to a proof of claim in a Chapter 13 case must be served on: the claimant, the Trustee, the debtor, and the debtor's attorney (if any). If an objection is to a claim of the United States, or any of its officers or agencies or is to a claim of an insured depository institution, the objection and notice must be served in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007. Objections to claims in Chapter 13 cases may be filed on Negative Notice as provided in L.R. 9061. The objection must state that any responsive pleading must be filed with the Clerk of Court and served on the objecting party no later than thirty (30) days after service of the objection, or the objection may be sustained without further notice or hearing (Local Form 11). If a response is filed, either the objector or the claimant may set the objection for hearing, giving twenty-one (21) days notice of the hearing to the debtor, the debtor's attorney (if any), the claimant (if set for hearing by the objector), the objector (if set for hearing by the claimant), and the Trustee. If no response is timely filed, the objector must file a certification of no response and follow the procedures in L.R. 9050. This Rule's provisions are not applicable to notices governed by the procedures set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3002.1.

C. Omnibus Objections. Any party may object to multiple claims in a single objection provided that the objecting party complies with the requirements for omnibus objections set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007 and these Rules. Notice of the objection and hearing must be given as stated in L.R. 3007(A) or (B), as applicable. Omnibus objections to claims must be filed in substantial conformity with Local Form 12. In jointly administered Chapter 11 cases, each objection must be assigned a claim objection number by the debtors and must be numbered sequentially without regard to the particular estate against which the subject claim is asserted. The debtor will be responsible for maintaining and updating (monthly or more frequently as may be required) a Master Objections to Claims Calendar which will set forth the hearing date and time, debtor classification and claim objection number, whether any response has been received from the claimant, and any final Court determination of the claim objection. The debtor may, but does not need to file the Master Objections to Claims Calendar. The debtor must promptly provide the master Objections to Claims Calendar to any party that requests it.

D. Claim Objections Based on Lien Avoidance. L.R. 4003-2(C) governs objections to claims based in whole or in part on lien avoidance under Bankruptcy Code § 522(f)(1).