Local Rule RULE 2016-1: COMPENSATION OF PROFESSIONALS

RULE 2016-1 COMPENSATION OF PROFESSIONALS A. Retainers. In Chapter 9, 11 and 12 cases, attorneys and accountants shall deposit into a trust account all retainer funds received from the debtor pre-petition that had not been earned and applied pre-petition. No retainer funds shall be withdrawn without an order of the Court. Pre-petition and any post-petition retainer funds in Chapter 13 cases are governed by the procedures governing Chapter 13 cases (Appendix C). Pre-petition and any post-petition retainer funds in Chapter 11 cases are governed by the procedures governing Chapter 11 cases (Appendix D as it relates to Subchapter V cases) and the United States Trustee's Guidelines available at https://www.justice.gov/ust/fee-guidelines.

B. Fee Requests. All fee requests must substantially comply with the United States Trustee's Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation & Reimbursement of Expenses filed under 11 U.S.C. § 330 unless otherwise authorized, except as provided by Local Rule 9013-1.H.5 by the Court or the United States Trustee. The United States Trustee's Guidelines are available at https://www.justice.gov/ust/fee-guidelines. All fee requests for less than $1,000 may be made by Application pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a)(6).

C. Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Notice of Hearing. A motion for compensation and reimbursement of expenses shall include in the title "and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Notice of Hearing," and immediately below the title shall contain the following statement:

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING Your rights may be affected. You should read this Document carefully and consult your attorney about your rights and the effect of this Document. If you do not want the Court to grant the motion, or you wish to have your views considered, you must file a written response to the motion with the Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 no later than 21 days from the date of filing of the motion. You should also serve a file-stamped copy of the response to the undersigned [and others who are required to be served] and file a certificate or affidavit of service with the Court.

[Note – this is a flat twenty-one (21) days regardless of the manner of service.]

NOTICE OF HEARING (TO BE HELD IF A RESPONSE IS FILED)

Notice is hereby given that if a response to the ___________ is filed, the hearing on the matter will be held on _________, 20__, at ________ .m. in the ________ floor courtroom of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. If no response is timely filed and the court grants the requested relief prior to the above-referenced hearing date, the hearing will be stricken from the docket of the Court.