Local Rule Local Rule 3007-1: Objections to Claims.
Bankr. S.D. Tex. — General rule
Local Rule 3007-1. Objections to Claims.
(a) An objection to claim must list the claimant, the date the proof of claim was filed, the amount of the claim, and the classification of the claim as secured, priority unsecured or general unsecured. The legal and factual basis for the objection must be clear from the face of the pleading. The objection must include an affidavit signed by a person with personal knowledge supporting the objection.
(b) An objection to claim may be filed without a hearing date. Objections to claims filed in accordance with this Rule, and to which no reply has been filed, may be considered without a hearing. If an objection to claim is filed without a hearing date, the objection must state in bold print immediately below the title:
This is an objection to your claim. This objection asks the Court to disallow the claim that you filed in this bankruptcy case. If you do not file a response within 30 days after the objection was served on you, your claim may be disallowed without a hearing.
(c) An objection to claim may include an initial hearing date obtained from the judge's web page or case manager. If an initial hearing date is scheduled, the objection must state in bold print immediately below the title:
This is an objection to your claim. This objection asks the Court to disallow the claim that you filed in this bankruptcy case. If you do not file a response within 30 days after the objection was served on you, your claim may be disallowed without a hearing.
A hearing has been set on this matter on [date] at [time] in Courtroom _____, address].
(d) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or by consent of the parties, the initial hearing will be non-evidentiary and used as a scheduling conference. The parties should confer prior to the initial hearing regarding any required discovery and other issues necessary for a trial on the merits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of either party to appear at the initial hearing may result in the summary disposition of the objection. Agreed orders may be presented at the initial hearing or filed prior to the initial hearing.