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Local Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002-1. NOTICES TO CREDITORS, EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS, UNITED STATES, AND UNITED STATES TRUSTEE.

(a) 21-Day Notice Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Clerk notices the matters listed in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(a).

(b) 28-Day Notice Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Clerk notices all matters listed in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(b).

(c) Notice Content A hearing notice must identify the matter set for hearing, the court location, the hearing date, and the hearing commencement time.

(d) Returned Notices Upon receipt of a returned undeliverable notice of the meeting of creditors, the debtor or debtor's counsel must attempt to find correct addresses for each returned notice and re-serve the affected parties. A debtor must confirm the fulfillment of this duty by filing a certificate of service within 14 days after the conclusion of the first meeting of creditors. At the time of certification, a debtor must also amend the master mailing list (matrix) pursuant to LBR 1007(b)(7). If corrected addresses cannot be found, the debtor or counsel must identify the creditors who cannot be found by written notification to the Clerk. The Clerk then may remove these creditors from the master mailing list.

(e) Service and Notice to the United States Trustee The United States Trustee has a standing request not to receive service of pleadings nor notice of hearings in a Chapter 12 or Chapter 13 case.

(f) Limitation of Notices After Claims Bar Date Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, in a (i) voluntary chapter 7 case, chapter 12 case, or chapter 13 case, after 70 days following the order for relief under that chapter or the date of the order converting the case to chapter 12 or chapter 13; (ii) an involuntary chapter 7 case, after 90 days following the order for relief under that chapter; or (iii) in a case where notice of insufficient assets to pay a dividend has been given to creditors under Rule 2002(e), after 90 days following the mailing of a notice of the time for filing claims under Rule 3002(c)(5); notices required by Rule 2002(a)(3), 2002(a)(5), or 2002(a)(6) may be limited to the following: • the debtor; • the trustee; • all indenture trustees; • creditors that hold claims for which proofs of claim have been filed; • creditors, if any, that are still permitted to file claims under Rule 3002(c)(1) or (c)(2); and • parties in interest expressly requesting notice.