Local Rule RULE 3015-1: CHAPTER 12 AND 13 – PLAN

RULE 3015-1. CHAPTER 12 AND 13 – PLAN A.Time for Filing. If a Chapter 13 plan is not filed with the petition, it shall be filed within fourteen (14) days after the order for relief. If a Chapter 12 plan is not filed with the petition, it shall be filed within ninety (90) days after the order for relief. Failure to timely file the plan shall result in dismissal of the case unless a motion to extend time is timely filed and granted by the Court.

B.Chapter 12 Plan. The Chapter 12 Plan proposed by the DIP shall comply with the requirements of 11 U.S.C. § 1222. Plans must be filed within the time set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 1221 on Local Form 3015-4. This Court's Local Form may be modified to accommodate the individual DIP, but must comply with the requirements of 11 U.S.C. § 1222.

C.Chapter 13 Plan; Service and Use of Local Form. Chapter 13 Plans shall comply with Local Form 3015-1(B). If a Chapter 13 Plan is filed in the proper format on the same date as the petition, the Clerk will provide a copy of the plan along with the notices required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(1) and (b). Service of the Chapter 13 Plan by the Clerk shall be governed by Local Rule 2002-1(B) or by General Order. If the Chapter 13 plan includes a request to determine amount of secured claim and/or avoidance of a nonpossessory, nonpurchase- money security interest in exempt property, the attorney for the debtor (or the debtor) shall serve a copy of the plan and Notice of hearing and objection deadlines on affected creditors in the manner provided by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004 for service of a summons and complaint. If the Chapter 13 plan is not filed on the same date as the petition or is filed in an improper format, debtor or debtor's counsel shall transmit a copy of the plan to the debtor, the Chapter 13 trustee, the United States Trustee, all creditors, and parties in interest that have requested notice, and shall file a certificate of mailing thereof.