Local Rule LR 83.12: OBJECTIONS TO BANKRUPTCY JUDGE'S FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS
M.D.N.C. — General rule
LR 83.12 OBJECTIONS TO BANKRUPTCY JUDGE'S FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS
(a) The procedure for filing objections to a Bankruptcy Judge's recommendation issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(c)(1) on a dispositive or other matter shall be as set forth in Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the purpose of reading and implementing this local rule, Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be read to substitute the words "bankruptcy judge" for the word "magistrate judge" in every instance where "magistrate judge" appears.
(b) The Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina shall mail a notice setting forth the pertinent portion of Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to appropriate parties in a bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding at the time that the Bankruptcy Judge's findings and recommendations are issued from the office of the Bankruptcy Court Clerk.
(c) Objections and responses to a bankruptcy judge's recommendations or orders shall not exceed 6,250 words or 20 pages in the manner specified in LR 7.3(d).