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Local Bankruptcy Rules Toolkit
Practical Law Toolkit w-001-4018 (Approx. 13 pages)
Local Bankruptcy Rules Toolkit
by Practical Law Bankruptcy & Restructuring
| Maintained • USA (National/Federal) |
Resources concerning local rules for popular bankruptcy venues, including the US Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, District of New Jersey, and District of Delaware.
Courts have adopted local rules that govern bankruptcy procedure, including rules concerning:
- The automatic stay.
- Bankruptcy appeals.
- Claims trading.
- Closing and reopening a Chapter 7 case.
- Complex Chapter 11 case procedures.
- Domestic support obligations.
- Electronic court filing and transmission of highly sensitive documents.
- First day declarations.
- First day motions.
- Post-confirmation requirements.
- Professional fee requests.
- Professional retention applications.
- Proofs of claim and objections to claims.
- Reaffirmation of debt.
- Removal, remand, and abstention.
- Retaining claims agents.
- Retention of local counsel.
- Setting bar dates.
- Subchapter V of Chapter 11.
- Unclaimed funds.
- US Trustee guidelines and reporting requirements.
This Toolkit provides continuously maintained resources designed to help counsel comply with the local rules adopted by popular courts for bankruptcy. It does not include resources for all bankruptcy courts.