Local Rule 2016-2: ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS OF ENTITIES OTHER THAN PROFESSIONALS

RULE 2016-2 ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS OF ENTITIES OTHER THAN PROFESSIONALS Except for fees and expenses subject to 11 U.S.C. §330, a chapter 7 trustee shall have the authority, prior to approval of the trustee's final report, without further order of the Court, to pay: (1) reasonable and necessary administrative expenses in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount specified in the "Adjustment of Dollar Amounts" statement published and updated periodically by the Clerk, as approved by the Court, per case; and (2) administrative taxes. The dollar limit specified in the "Adjustment of Dollar Amounts" statement will be adjusted in the same manner as the adjustments provided for by 11 U.S.C. §104(a).

Comments 2016-2 This rule is new. The adjustments under 11 U.S.C. §104(a) are made every three years, the first such adjustments having occurred on April 1, 1998, and are published in the Federal Register. The dollar limit specified in the "Adjustment of Dollar Amounts" statement is the same as the federal exemption for motor vehicles provided in 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(2) (currently $3,675), and therefore the periodic adjustment will be easily ascertainable by reference to that section. Use of this statement provides a means by which the information can be made available without the necessity of amending discrete rule provisions For this purpose, the Clerk has been directed by the Court to publish an "Adjustment of Dollar Amounts" statement, and update that statement periodically, as directed by the Court. To do so, the Clerk has created an "Adjustment of Dollar Amounts" hyperlink at the Court's Internet web site home page, www.vaeb.uscourts.gov. [New Rule effective 12/1/15] [Updated Comment effective 12/22/20.]