Local Rule 1001-1: Scope of Rules

LOCAL RULE 1001-1 Scope of Rules The Supreme Court of the United States has prescribed rules of procedure in bankruptcy cases pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2075.

Bankruptcy Rule 9029 gives the authority to the United States District Court to promulgate rules for the Bankruptcy Court. Pursuant to Order dated March 31, 2016, by the Honorable Glen E. Conrad, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, the function of promulgating rules governing practice and procedure in the United States Bankruptcy Court has been granted to the Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court.

These local rules are to govern practice and procedure solely in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia and are designed to clarify and assist in practices and procedures within the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of Virginia in a way that is not inconsistent with any provision of federal law, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or the Bankruptcy Rules.