Local Rule 2004-1: Examination and Service
Bankr. S.D. Cal. — General rule
2004-1. Examination and Service.
(a) FRBP 2004 governs examinations of an Individual or Entity.
(b) Any party in interest seeking to examine any Individual or Entity pursuant to FRBP 2004 must make every reasonable effort to stipulate with the Individual or Entity to be examined to the date, time, place, and scope of any oral examination. A declaration so attesting must be filed in support of the application.
(c) Any dispute or request for relief with respect to a proposed Rule 2004 examination shall be treated as a discovery dispute under LBR 7026-2.
(d) The party requesting an examination under FRBP 2004 must use Official Form B 2540.
(e) An order for examination under FRBP 2004 must require a minimum of 21 days' notice from the date of service of the Court's order, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or ordered by the Court.
(f) If the moving party is requesting only the production of documents and not the examination of an individual or entity, then the moving party may use Official Form B 2570 for the production of documents.