Local Rule D.C.COLO.LAPR 16.2: CASE MANAGEMENT OF BANKRUPTCY APPEALS
D. Colo. — Appellate rule
D.C.COLO.LAPR 16.2 CASE MANAGEMENT OF BANKRUPTCY APPEALS
(a) Application of BAP Local Rules. The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit Local Rules shall apply in all bankruptcy appeals filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado.
(b) Responsibilities of the BAP Clerk's Office. The BAP clerk's office shall perform the following clerk's office and staff attorney functions for all bankruptcy appeals filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado:
(1) making the initial determination of the validity of any election;
(2) conducting a jurisdictional review in all bankruptcy appeals;
(3) setting and monitoring briefing schedules and other case-related deadlines;
(4) reviewing motions, issuing notices of deficiencies, and providing to the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned proposed orders to show cause and other proposed orders related to pending motions and other case-related matters;
(5) providing support to attorneys and pro se parties;
(6) coordinating with the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned the management and resolution of all jurisdictional issues and pending motions;
(7) submitting the appeal to the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned once the appeal is fully briefed for resolution of the appeal on the merits with the further assistance, if any, of the BAP clerk's office as the district judge may request or accept; and
(8) conducting any other functions reasonably necessary to assist the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned to achieve an efficacious resolution of the appeal.
(c) Responsibilities of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (District Court)
(1) The District Court shall allow the BAP clerk's office to perform case management and utilize electronic case filing on the CM/ECF system of the District Court; and
(2) The District Court shall cooperate and coordinate with the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit to the extent necessary to achieve an efficacious resolution of the appeal and to effectuate the terms of any Memorandum of Understanding between them.