Local Rule Rule 83.8: Bankruptcy Appeals

Rule 83.8 Bankruptcy Appeals

(a) General Provisions.

The following Local Civil Rules apply to appeals from the bankruptcy courts in this district:

1.1 (Scope and Citation of Local Civil Rules) 5.1 (Filing and Service of Papers) 5.2 (Appearance of Attorneys in Civil Cases) 6.1 (Motions for an Extension of Time to Perform Act) 7.1(h) (Subsequently Decided Controlling Authority) 7.2(b), (c), (d) (Provisions relating to citation of authorities in memoranda) 7.3 (Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Other Entities with a Direct Financial Interest in Litigation) 10.1(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) (Forms of Pleadings, Motions, and Documents) 11.1 (Sanctions) 11.2 (Disclosure Statements) 83.1 (Attorneys) 83.2 (Student Practice Rule) 83.3 (Change of Address) 83.4 (Release of Information to News Media) 83.5 (Correspondence) 83.6 (Photographing and Reproducing Court Proceedings) 83.7-83.7k (Provisions relating to attorney discipline)

To the extent any Local Civil Rule or judicial practice preference conflicts with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Bankruptcy Rule shall govern.

(b) Courtesy Copies.

Attorneys shall provide the assigned judge a courtesy copy of all documents in conformance with his or her practice preferences. Any required courtesy copies shall be mailed or delivered to the civil case manager for the assigned judge as specified on the court's website. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013(f)(4).

(c) Appendices.

Unless ordered otherwise, appeals may proceed on the original record without the need to file an appendix. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8018(e).

(d) Statement Regarding Oral Argument.

Parties must include in their briefs at the conclusion of the argument a statement setting forth the reasons why, in their opinion, oral argument should or need not be permitted. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8019(a).