Local Rule LCR 89: NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY FILING
W.D. Wash. — Civil rule
LCR 89
NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY FILING
If a party files for bankruptcy during the pendency of any action before this court, that party shall notify the court within three days by filing a Notice of Bankruptcy Filing. The Notice must identify the filing party, the date of the filing, the court where the filing occurred, and set forth the party's position regarding whether the action is subject to the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362. If the filing party has not filed the required Notice and another party learns of the bankruptcy filing, that party must file the Notice within five days of learning of the bankruptcy filing. The court may impose sanctions on one or more parties that fail to file the required Notice.