Local Rule 5010–1: REOPENING CASES
Bankr. S.D. Ohio — General rule
5010–1 REOPENING CASES
(a) Motion Required. A motion to reopen a case shall specifically set forth the basis for the proposed reopening and shall contain information demonstrating that the proposed reopening is to correct an administrative error, administer assets, accord relief to the debtor, or for other cause.
(b) Fees to Reopen. The movant shall pay a filing fee at the time of filing a motion to reopen, unless the movant or the movant's attorney certifies that the purpose of the reopening is to correct an administrative error or relates to the debtor's discharge. To qualify for the filing fee exemption for correcting an administrative error, the clerk or the court itself must have made the error. The exemption from the fee does not cover errors made by the debtor, the debtor's attorney, or the trustee. The court may waive the filing fee under appropriate circumstances or may defer payment of the fee pending the trustee's recovery of additional assets.
(c) Service. In addition to the general service requirements of LBR 9013–3, a motion to reopen shall be served on any former trustee and any directly affected party.
(d) Separate Motion. A motion to reopen a case shall be filed separately from and not combined in the same filing with any other request for relief.