Local Rule 6007-1: ABANDONMENT
Bankr. E.D. Tenn. — General rule
RULE 6007-1. ABANDONMENT
(a) Abandonment by Trustee in a Chapter 7 No-Asset Case. Pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 6007(a), a Chapter 7 trustee in a no-asset case may, at or after the 11 U.S.C. § 341(a) meeting of creditors, abandon property of the estate without notice to creditors or the United States Trustee unless a written request for notice of an abandonment is filed at or before the § 341(a) meeting. If a request for notice of abandonment is timely filed, the trustee may limit service of a proposed abandonment to the party requesting notice.
(b) Motion to Compel Abandonment. A motion by a party in interest for an order requiring a trustee or debtor in possession to abandon property of the estate must be served on the debtor, the debtor's attorney, the trustee, all creditors, and parties that have filed requests for notice of abandonment, except that a motion filed in a Chapter 7 no-asset case after the § 341(a) meeting of creditors need only be served on the trustee and parties that have filed requests for notice of abandonment.
(c) Agreed Order for Abandonment. Service of a motion for entry of an agreed order that includes an abandonment of property of the estate is not required in a Chapter 7 no-asset case if the motion is filed after the § 341(a) meeting of creditors and no party has filed a written request for notice of abandonment or the requesting party has approved entry of the agreed order.