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LOCAL RULE 9072-1 ORDERS – PROPOSED

(a) Submission of Proposed Orders.

(1) When Tentative Hearing Is Set. When a tentative hearing date and objection deadline are set for a motion or other request for relief, and no objection is filed by such deadline, the movant must submit a proposed order in the form described in subsection (b), at the latest, within 5 days after the deadline has passed.

(2) When Hearing is Held. Unless otherwise directed by the court or otherwise provided in the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or these rules, the party that prevails at a hearing must submit a proposed order in accordance with the court's oral ruling and in the form described in subsection (b) within 10 days after the court's oral ruling.

(b) Form of Proposed Orders.

A proposed order must:

(1) contain the title "ORDER" in capital letters and may have a subtitle describing the relief granted or denied;

(2) have 3 inches of blank space at the top of the first page and contain the words "END OF DOCUMENT" in capital letters one line below the last paragraph on the last page of the proposed order;

(3) if a tentative hearing date was set and no objections were filed, so state;

(4) if a hearing was held, state that a hearing was held and list the appearance of attorneys and other parties in interest present at the hearing;

(5) describe the relief granted or denied; and

(6) include a list of parties to be served on a separate page.

(c) Failure to Timely Submit Proposed Orders.

If a proposed order is not submitted within 10 days after the time set forth in subsection (a), the court may prepare and enter such order as it deems appropriate, including an order directing the movant or prevailing party to appear before the court and show cause why the motion or other request for relief should not be denied, disapproved, or overruled, as the case may be, for failure to prosecute.