5009-2: Payment of Costs of Administration in a Chapter 7 Case
Local Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina — General Rules
Local Rule 5009-2 Payment of Costs of Administration in a Chapter 7 Case
(a) In the administration of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate, a trustee is authorized to pay costs of administration up to $1,000 per payee without motion and order of the court. Such payments will be reviewed and approved in connection with the filing of the Chapter 7 trustee's final report and accounting.
(b) A Chapter 7 trustee may seek court approval to pay costs of administration other than those authorized by subsection (a) on an ex parte basis pursuant to Local Rule 9013-1(f)(15).