Local Rule 3011-1: UNCLAIMED FUNDS

3011-1 UNCLAIMED FUNDS

(a) Deposit of Funds

(1) The case trustee must make a diligent effort to distribute funds to the appropriate party before depositing those funds into the Court's unclaimed fund registry.

(2) A transmittal of unclaimed funds to the Court's registry must include:

(a) The list of payees (with the last four digits of the taxpayer identification number, if available), the amount due to each payee, and why the distributions did not occur to the payees; and

(b) The name, address and telephone number of the person or entity depositing the unclaimed funds.

(3) Chapter trustees must submit unclaimed funds electronically through the Clerk's CM/ECF system.

(c) Application Requesting Withdrawal of Unclaimed Funds

(1) An application to withdraw unclaimed funds must substantially conform to the model application on the Court's website.

(2) A debtor shall not seek to obtain an unclaimed fund held in the registry unless the debtor is the named beneficiary for that fund.

(d) Service Any application for withdrawal of funds shall be served on, as applicable, the United States Trustee, the debtor, debtor's counsel, the case trustee, the original claimant and any assignee thereof, and on the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.

(e) Disbursement Requirements A party awarded unclaimed funds must comply with any request for information from the Clerk's Office and must submit any form required by the Clerk.