Local Rule 3015-1: CHAPTER 13 – PLAN

RULE 3015-1. CHAPTER 13 – PLAN A. Chapter 13 Plan; Service and Use of Local Form. If a Chapter 13 plan is filed with the petition, the Clerk shall transmit copies of the plan along with the notices required by Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(1), (a)(9), and (b). If the Chapter 13 plan is not filed with the petition, debtor or debtor's counsel shall serve a copy of the plan on the debtor, the Chapter 13 trustee, the United States Trustee, all creditors, and parties in interest that have requested notice, and shall file a certificate of service thereof. Chapter 13 plans shall conform to Local Form 3015-1.

B. Valuation of Secured Claims; Lien Avoidance. If the Chapter 13 plan includes a request in Part 3.2 to determine the amount of a secured claim under FRBP 3012(b), or a request in Part 3.5 to avoid a nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money security interest in exempt personal property under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1)(B), debtor or debtor's counsel shall serve the plan on the holder of the secured claim consistent with service of process under FRBP 7004, and file a separate certificate of service thereof. See Local Rule 7004-1.

C. Executory Contracts. If the Chapter 13 plan includes acceptance or rejection of executory contracts in Part 6.1, debtor or debtor's counsel shall serve the plan on the other parties to the contract, and file a certificate of service thereof, unless such parties are already listed on the matrix.

D. Surrendering Property. If the Chapter 13 plan includes surrender of property under Part 3.6, and the property secures a debt on which a non-debtor co-obligor is liable, debtor or debtor's counsel shall serve the plan on the co-obligor and file a certificate of service thereof, unless the co-obligor is already listed on the matrix.