Local Rule LR 8001: BANKRUPTCY APPEALS

LR 8001 BANKRUPTCY APPEALS a. Rules. Except as provided in this rule, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Official Bankruptcy Forms apply to all appeals from the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa to the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa.

b. Briefs. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 80108015(ac)(7) is modified to provide that principal briefs must not be more than 20 pages in length and reply briefs must not be more than 5 pages in length, exclusive of pages containing the table of contents, table of authorities, and any addendum containing statutes, rules, regulations, or similar material. The court may allow a longer brief upon the filing of an appropriate application showing good cause for exceeding these page limitations.

c. Lawyers. Local Rule 83(a), relating to the admission of lawyers to the bar of the court, applies to lawyers representing parties in appeals from the bankruptcy court to the court. All lawyers representing parties in such cases must be authorized to appear in the court by Local Rule 83(a).

d. Electronic filing. Local Rule 5A, relating to electronic filing and electronic access to case files in the court, applies to appeals from the bankruptcy court to the court. All lawyers representing parties in such cases, including lawyers admitted pro hac vice (see LR 83(d)(3)), must be registered to participate in the ECF system, and must file all documents in the case electronically.

e. Dismissal for Failure to Pay Fees. Upon the failure of the party filing the appeal to pay any fees required by statute or as may be set by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts, the bankruptcy judge may send a recommendation to the court that the appeal be dismissed.