Local Rule 3015-1: CHAPTER 13 — PLAN

RULE 3015-1. CHAPTER 13 — PLAN

(a) Local Form. The use of Local Form 3015.1 is mandatory for all Chapter 13 plans. When an attorney for the debtor signs a plan or otherwise consents to a plan modification, the attorney certifies that the debtor consents to its provisions and has authorized its filing.

(b) Notice Generally. If the Chapter 13 plan is filed with the petition, the clerk of court will provide creditors and parties in interest listed on the debtor's master address list with a copy of the plan when giving notice of the bankruptcy filing on commencement of the case. If a debtor elects to file a plan after filing the petition, the debtor must serve the plan on creditors, parties in interest, and the Chapter 13 trustee, and file a certificate of service in accordance with E.D. Tenn. LBR 9013-3.

(c) Service Required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004. When a Chapter 13 plan includes a request to determine the amount of a creditor's secured claim under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3012(b)(1) or provides for the partial or entire avoidance of a creditor's lien under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4003(d)(1)(B), the debtor must file with the plan a certificate evidencing service of the plan on the affected creditors by first class mail in the manner required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(b) or by certified mail in the manner required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(h) if a creditor is an insured depository institution.