Local Rule 5010-1: REOPENING CASES.
Bankr. E.D. Tex. — General rule
Local Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 5010-1. REOPENING CASES.
(a) Filing Fee A motion to reopen must be accompanied by the filing fee. If a party contends the filing fee is not required, then the motion to reopen must state the facts supporting a finding that the reopening corrects an administrative error or relates to the debtor's discharge.
(b) Trustee Appointment In a Chapter 7, 12, or 13 case, the motion to reopen also must state whether or not a trustee is needed.
(c) Proposed Order A proposed order must be attached to a motion to reopen, and the proposed order must contain instructions to the Clerk about the filing fee and – in a Chapter 7, 12, or 13 case – to the United States trustee about appointment of a trustee.