Local Rule Rule 9014-1: Contested Matters
Bankr. N.D. Iowa — General rule
Rule 9014-1 Contested Matters
(a) Responses Required
(1) If debtor intends to resist an objection to exemption or a motion for relief from stay, debtor shall file a response. See Local Rule 4003-1 and 4001-1(c).
(2) If the party intends to resist a motion to avoid lien, the party affected by the motion shall file a response. See Local Rule 4003-2.
(b) Pleading Rules 7008 and 7009 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure shall apply in contested matter proceedings.
(c) Discovery
(1) The following Rules of Civil Procedure as incorporated by Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 7026 and 9014 shall not be applicable to contested matter proceedings: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1), 26(a)(2)(B), and 26(f).
(2) The disclosures required by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(A) (the disclosure of the identity of expert witnesses) and 26(a)(3) (pretrial disclosures) shall be made in contested matter proceedings at the time of the exchange of exhibits under Local Rule 9070-1.
(3) Local Rules 7033-1, 7036-1, and 7037-1 shall apply to contested matter proceedings.