Local Rule 9001-1: DEFINITIONS

Rule 9001-1 DEFINITIONS

(a) Definitions.

Unless inconsistent with the context, in these rules -

(i) "Bankruptcy Code" or "Code" means title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time;

(ii) "Bankruptcy Rules" means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms promulgated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2075, as amended from time to time;

(iii) "Chief Judge" means the Chief Judge of the Court;

(iv) "Clerk" means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the Court;

(v) "Court" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York and any Judge;

(vi) "Court's Website" means www.nyeb.uscourts.gov;

(vii) "District Clerk" means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the District Court;

(viii) "District Court" means the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York;

(ix) "District Judge" means a United States District Judge or a judge appointed to, or sitting by designation in, the District Court;

(x) "District Rules" means the Local Rules of the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York;

(xi) "Electronic Case Filing" or "ECF" means the Electronic Case File System implemented in this Court;

(xii) "Former E.D.N.Y. Local Bankruptcy Rules" means the United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York Local Bankruptcy Rules, effective May 28, 2008, as revised;

(xiii) "General Order on Electronic Filing Procedures" means the Revised General Order on Electronic Filing Procedures, dated December 26, 2002, as amended from time to time;

(xiv) "Judge" means a bankruptcy judge appointed to or sitting by designation in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (or, with respect to a proceeding that has not been referred or which has been withdrawn, the District Judge); and

(xv) "United States trustee" means the Office of the United States trustee for Region 2 or its authorized representative for the Eastern District of New York.

(b) Construction.

(i) Unless inconsistent with the context or stated otherwise above, words and phrases used in these rules shall be construed in accordance with the definitions and rules of construction set forth in the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules.

(ii) Unless inconsistent with the context or stated otherwise, the singular shall be construed to include the plural, and the plural shall be construed to include the singular.

(c) Use of Terms "Documents" and "Papers."

The terms "documents" and "papers" as used in these rules include those filed or transmitted by electronic means.