Local Rule L.B.R. 1001-1: Short Title and Scope
Bankr. N.D. Tex. — General rule
L.B.R. 1001-1 Short Title and Scope.
(a) Short Title.
Any citation referencing these rules shall be made as N.D. Tex. L.B.R. and the number of the pertinent rule.
(b) Scope.
(1) The Local Bankruptcy Rules govern procedure in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas in cases under title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Local Bankruptcy Rules supplement, but do not replace the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and shall be construed consistently with those rules to secure the just, expeditious and economical administration and determination of every case and proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code.
(2) In addition to these Local Bankruptcy Rules, the Administrative Procedures for CM/ECF, and the standing and general orders of the Bankruptcy Court govern practice, including any orders governing the procedures for complex cases.
(3) Notwithstanding these Local Bankruptcy Rules, the Presiding Judge may direct the parties to proceed in any manner that the judge deems just and expeditious and may suspend or modify any Local Bankruptcy Rule in a particular case.
(4) Any appendix to these Local Bankruptcy Rules may be modified by the Bankruptcy Court without the necessity of a formal amendment to these Local Bankruptcy Rules.