Local Rule RULE 9001-1: DEFINITIONS

RULE 9001-1 DEFINITIONS In these Local Bankruptcy Rules:

(1) "Administrative Order" means any order signed by a bankruptcy judge that amends, modifies, or supplements procedures of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York; (2) "Administrative Procedure" means any procedure published by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York which may amend, modify, or supplement these Local Bankruptcy Rules and orders of the Court; (3) "Allowed Contested Matters" refer in chapter 13 cases to those provisions which value collateral to establish the amount of a secured claim; set the interest rate for a secured claim; assume and/or reject an unexpired lease and/or executory contract; and avoid a judicial lien or non-possessory purchase money security interest. (4) "Appellate Court" means the district court where the appeal was taken; (5) "Bankruptcy Code" and "Code" refers to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended and set forth in Title 11 of the United States Code; (6) "Clerk" means the "clerk or deputy clerk" of the Court; (7) "Court" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York established by 28 U.S.C. §§ 151 and 152 or, with respect to a case which has not been referred, means the District Court; (8) "District Clerk" means the clerk or deputy clerk of the District Court; (9) "District Court" means the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York; (10) "District Judge" means any United States District Judge appointed to or sitting by designation in the Northern District of New York; (11) "CM/ECF" means case-management/electronic case filing; (12) "ECRO" means Electronic Court Recording Operator; (13) "E-Orders" means electronically submitted orders; (14) "Fed. R. Bankr. P." means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms promulgated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2075 in effect on the effective date of these Local Bankruptcy Rules, and as thereafter amended or enacted; (15) "Judge" means any United States Bankruptcy Judge appointed to or sitting by designation in the Northern District of New York, or with respect to a case which has not been referred, it means the District Judge; (16) "Local Form Plan" means the court-approved standard chapter 13 plan that is to be exclusively used by chapter 13 debtors in the Northern District of New York, which is attached as Appendix VI; (17) "PACER" means public access to court electronic records https://www.pacer.uscourts.gov (18) "Public Intake Counter" means the counter located within the Clerk's office where the public may interact with the Clerk's staff; (19) "Red-lined" means a revised version of a document showing additions in bold or colored type and deletions crossed out; (20) "Student Practitioner" means a law student admitted to practice before the court pursuant to LBR 2014-2; (21) "United States trustee" means the United States trustee, acting United States trustee, assistant United States trustee, or attorney therefore, for the Northern District of New York, Region 2; and (22) "United States Trustee Fee Guidelines" means the United States Trustee Fee Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330 adopted by the Executive Office for United States Trustees on January 30, 1996, as subsequently revised.

The meanings of other words and phrases used in these Rules shall, unless inconsistent with the context, be construed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

Comment These definitions apply only to the interpretation of these Local Bankruptcy Rules.