Local Rule 2083-1: CHAPTER 13 – ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Bankr. W.D. Tenn. — General rule
TNWB LBR 2083-1 CHAPTER 13 – ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
(a) Financial Reports.
(1) Filing Requirement. Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 1304(c) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2015(c)(1), a Chapter 13 debtor engaged in business shall file monthly financial reports with the Clerk, setting forth the information required by Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2015(a)(1)-(4).
(2) Timing. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, each report shall cover a calendar month; the first report shall be filed thirty (30) days after the case is commenced, and each subsequent report shall be filed by the 15th of the following month.
(3) Copies to the Chapter 13 Trustee and United States Trustee. The debtor shall certify on each financial report that copies have been provided to the Chapter 13 trustee and the United States Trustee.
(4) Copies to Interested Parties. Upon written request from any interested party, the debtor shall provide copies of the financial reports for a reasonable cost.
(5) Failure to Comply. Failure to comply with this Local Rule may constitute cause for dismissal or conversion of the case to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(b) Plan Filing, Objections, and Confirmation.
(1) Form of Plan. The debtor shall file a plan that substantially complies with Local Form 002F.
(2) Objections. Any party objecting to confirmation must file a written objection seven (7) days prior to the confirmation hearing and must serve the objection on the debtor's attorney, the debtor, and the Chapter 13 trustee. Any objection may be deemed waived if the objection is not timely filed and served, or if the objector fails to appear at the confirmation hearing.
(3) Hearing on Objections. If a party files a written objection to confirmation and appears at the time and date set for the originally scheduled confirmation hearing but the parties are unable to agree on a disposition of the objection, the confirmation hearing will be set for hearing on the merits in accordance with chamber's practice.
(4) Confirmation. If no objection is timely filed, the plan may be confirmed.