Local Rule 1073-1: ASSIGNMENT OF BANKRUPTCY CASES TO BANKRUPTCY JUDGES

Rule 1073. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES [Former Rule 10A(1) thru A(5) and Former 10 D]]

1073-1. ASSIGNMENT OF BANKRUPTCY CASES TO BANKRUPTCY JUDGES A. Upon filing, the Clerk shall assign each bankruptcy case to a specific Bankruptcy Judge in accordance with the following directives:

1. As to cases arising in Erie County, assignment shall be made by random selection as between the two Bankruptcy Judges stationed at Buffalo, utilizing a formula assuring an equitable distribution of those cases based upon their total case loads.

2. As to cases arising in Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties, to a Bankruptcy Judge stationed at Buffalo as specified by the Chief Judge.

3. As to cases arising in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties, to a Bankruptcy Judge stationed at Buffalo as specified by the Chief Judge.

4. As to cases arising in Monroe, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates Counties, to a Bankruptcy Judge stationed at Rochester.

5. General Provisions:

a. For the purposes of these subsections, a business debtor's case shall be deemed to have arisen in the county in which the principal place of business is located if there is a principal place of business within the district.

b. If these rules of assignment result in a disproportionate load of cases falling upon a Bankruptcy Judge, they may be changed upon a majority vote of the Judges.

c. Any case inadvertently assigned to a Judge in contravention of this rule shall be reassigned by the Chief Judge.

B. Exigencies To expedite the flow of cases, proceedings or matters, the Judges may agree to the reassignment of cases, matters, or proceedings to meet exigencies arising in the conduct of a given Judge's calendar. In the absence of the Judge assigned to a case, adversary proceeding, or contested matter, any other Judge may act.