Local Rule Rule 2002-1: Notice to Creditors and Other Interested Parties

Rule 2002-1. Notice to Creditors and Other Interested Parties Except as set forth in the next sentence or unless otherwise ordered, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, notice shall be given as follows to all creditors and parties in interest in the manner set forth in Paragraphs A and B of this rule. Limited notice under the circumstances and to the extent authorized by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(h) shall apply in all chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases.

A. To be served by the Clerk. The Clerk or the Court's noticing agent shall serve the following notices:

1. Order for relief and § 341 meeting of creditors; 2. Order for dismissal or conversion to another chapter; 3. The deadline for filing proofs of claim in all chapters and the deadline for filing claims against a surplus in an estate; 4. The deadline for filing § 727 discharge and § 523 dischargeability complaints; 5. Waiver, denial or revocation of a discharge.

B. To be served by the movant. The movant, or some other person as the court may direct, shall serve the following notices:

1. Application for compensation and/or expenses over $1000.00; 2. Hearing on approval of a compromise or settlement of a controversy, unless the Court for cause waives notice; 3. Hearing on proposed sale of all or substantially all of debtor's assets; 4. Proposed use, sale or lease of property of the estate other than in the ordinary course of business; 5. Objection deadline or notice of hearing on dismissal or conversion to another chapter; 6. Motions to borrow or to suspend payments with a 21-day objection deadline to creditors; 7. Time to file objections to and hearing on approval of disclosure statement or to make a final determination under §1125(f) as to whether the plan provides adequate information so that a separate disclosure statement is not necessary; 8. Time for voting on, filing objections to, and conducting hearing on confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan; 9. Time for filing objections to and conducting hearing on confirmation of a Chapter 12 plan; 10. Entry of confirmation order of a Chapter 11 or 12 plan; and 11. Notice of Petition for Recognition of Notice of Court's Intention to Communicate with Foreign Courts and Foreign Representatives pursuant to relief sought under Chapter 15.

C. Preferred Creditor Address. An attorney required to serve a notice or order on behalf of the court must access the correct creditor addresses through the creditor mailing matrix maintained by the bankruptcy court. This list will include all addresses which have been provided by creditors under §342(e) and (f). An attorney accesses the court mailing matrix through the ECF system.