Local Rule 1001-1: SCOPE OF RULES AND FORMS; DEFINITIONS

RULE 1001-1. SCOPE OF RULES AND FORMS; DEFINITIONS A. Application.

1. These rules govern all cases and proceedings pending before this Court on the effective date specified above and thereafter and shall supersede all local rules and standing orders pertaining to rules of procedure previously adopted and entered by the Court, unless such standing order is specifically incorporated herein.

2. These rules, the CM/ECF Administrative Guide of Policies and Procedures, and the Standing Orders, General Orders and Miscellaneous Orders entered by this Court shall govern all cases and proceedings before this Court.

B. Citation. These rules shall be known as the "Local Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma" and may be cited as "Bankr. N.D. Okla. LR____" or as "LR ____" or as "Local Rule____," as appropriate.

C. Waiver of Rules. The Court may waive any provision of these rules upon its own motion or upon the motion of any party in interest. An order pertaining to procedure entered in a case or proceeding will govern the case or proceeding notwithstanding that the order may be at variance with these rules.

D. Interim Standing Orders. These rules may be modified or supplemented from time to time by the Court by Interim Standing Orders. Interim Standing Orders shall be maintained by the Clerk and shall be available on the Court's website (http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov).

E. CM/ECF Administrative Guide of Policies and Procedures. References to "ECF Administrative Guide in these rules shall mean the CM/ECF Administrative Guide of Policies and Procedures, effective December 1, 2009, or as later amended, which is attached hereto as Appendix A.

F. Local Forms. References to "Local Form" in these rules shall mean substantially the forms prescribed by these rules, the Court, or the Clerk, copies of which are available on the Court's website (http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov).

G. Official Bankruptcy Forms. References to "Official Bankruptcy Form" or "Official Form" in these rules shall mean the forms prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States or the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States, copies of which are available on the Court's website (http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov). See Bankruptcy Rules 1001 and 9009.

H. Definitions.

1. Bankruptcy Court Clerk. References to the "Clerk" in these rules shall mean the Court Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

2. Bankruptcy Code. References to the "Code" in these rules shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code.

3. Bankruptcy Rules. References to "Bankruptcy Rules" in these rules shall mean the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

4. Local Rules. References to "Local Rules" in these rules shall mean these Local Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

5. District Court. References to "District Court" in these rules shall mean the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

6. District Court Local Rules. References to "District Court Local Rules" in these rules shall mean the Local Civil Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

7. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. References to "BAP" in these rules shall mean the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

8. Court or Bankruptcy Court. References to "Court" or "Bankruptcy Court" in these rules shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

9. ECF System. References to "ECF System" in these rules shall mean the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System implemented by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

10. Debtor. The term "debtor" used in these rules shall mean both singular and plural form, as the case may be.

11. File-Stamped Copy. References to the term "file-stamped copy" in these rules shall refer to a copy of an electronically filed pleading together with a copy of the first page of the "Notice of Electronic Filing" or a manually filed pleading bearing the Clerk's file stamp.

12. Court's Website. References to the "Court's website" in these rules shall mean (http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov).

13. Electronic Signature. The "s/Jane Doe" constitutes the signature of said party on any electronically filed pleading or other document. See also Local Rule 9011-1.