Local Rule Rule 3070-2: Chapter 12 – Deposit for Court Costs

Rule 3070-2 Chapter 12 – Deposit for Court Costs

(a) A debtor filing a chapter 12 petition or debtors filing a joint petition under chapter 12 must, within 14 days of filing, pay the standing trustee $500 as a deposit for court costs. Failure to pay the deposit may be grounds for dismissal of the case.

(b) In the event the case is dismissed or converted, the deposit may be used to pay court costs and actual expenses incurred by the standing trustee as allowed by the Court.

(c) After debtor's completion of a confirmed plan and entry of a discharge order, the deposit, less any monies paid by the standing trustee to the Clerk for unpaid court costs, will be returned to the debtor.

(d) If the case is converted or dismissed, the trustee must file a proposed distribution of the deposit showing the amount to be paid to the Clerk for unpaid court costs, the amount to be paid to the standing trustee for actual and necessary expenses, and the proposed distribution of any remaining balance. The standing trustee must serve notice of the proposed distribution to the debtor, debtor's attorney and the United States Trustee. Objections to the proposed distribution may be filed within 21 days of the service by the standing trustee.