Local Rule LR1070.1(b): Pending District Court Proceedings.

LR1070.1(b) Pending District Court Proceedings.

Any civil proceeding arising in or related to a case under Title 11 that is pending in the district court on the date the Title 11 case is filed shall be referred to a bankruptcy judge only upon order of the district judge before whom the proceeding is pending. Such an order may be entered on the motion of a party, on the district judge's own motion, or on the recommendation of a bankruptcy judge.