Local Rule L.R. 3022: Final Decree in Chapter 11 Cases.

L.R. 3022 - Final Decree in Chapter 11 Cases. A. Application for Final Decree. The application for final decree and any status report must include information concerning: 1. the date the order confirming the plan became final; 2. whether deposits required by the plan have been made; 3. whether the property proposed by the plan to be transferred has been transferred; 4. whether the debtor or successor of the debtor under the plan has assumed the business or the management of the property dealt with by the plan; 5. whether payments under the plan have commenced; 6. a breakdown of the disbursements, as applicable, from the inception of the case for fees and expenses of debtor's counsel and other professionals; 7. the percentage dividend paid and/or to be paid, or an explanation of why the dividend percentage is not yet determinable; 8. the status of all pending motions, contested matters, objections to claims, and adversary proceedings; 9. a list of all motions, contested matters, objections to claims, and adversary proceedings which are to be filed; 10. whether all fees due the United States Trustee have been paid; and 11. other facts as may be necessary to enable the Court to determine whether entry of the final decree is appropriate. The application for final decree must state that the estate has been fully administered. Except in Subchapter V cases confirmed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1191(b), the plan proponent must file an application for a final decree or show cause why the final decree should not be entered no later than three (3) months after entry of the confirmation order in a Chapter 11 case. At or before the show cause hearing, the plan proponent must file a status report as required herein. Commencing with the seventh month after confirmation, the plan proponent must file a status report every four (4) months until the entry of the final decree.

B. Service of Application for Final Decree and Objections Thereto. The plan proponent must serve the application for a final decree or the status report on the L.R. 9013-3(D) Master Service List or on those who would be on such a list. The application for final decree must include language in substantial conformity with the negative notice language found in L.R. 9061(C) advising that any objections to the application must be filed with the Court no later than thirty (30) days after service of the application. If no objections are filed, the Court may issue a final decree and close the case. If objections are filed, the plan proponent must contact the Courtroom Deputy to set the application for final decree for hearing and must provide twenty-one (21) days notice of the hearing to all parties who filed an objection and to the United States Trustee. All objections to the application for final decree must be served on the debtor, the plan proponent, and the United States Trustee.