Notice to the Bar and Public Concerning 2018 Local Rule and Form Revisions

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

NOTICE TO THE
BAR AND PUBLIC
CONCERNING 2018 LOCAL RULE
AND FORM REVISIONS

 

The bar and public are advised  that, pursuant to the Court’s annual rule making cycle, the following Local Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey are new or have been revised. The changes are effective August 1, 2018.

  • D.N.J. LBR 2016-5. Compensation of Debtor’s Attorney in a Chapter 13 Case
  • D.N.J. LBR 4001-4. Status of Automatic Stay
  • D.N.J. LBR 4002-1. Certification in Support of Discharge
  • D.N.J. LBR 9013-4. Motions: Proposed Order
  • D.N.J. LBR 9024-1. Vacating Dismissal of Case
     

The Local Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, when published, supersede all previously entered general orders concerning Court policy governed by Local Rule. The Court has also revised or added the following mandatory local forms:
 

  • Disclosure of Chapter 13 Debtor’s Attorney Compensation (new)
  • Chapter 13 Debtor’s Attorney Fee Application Cover Sheet (new)
  • Motion for Order Confirming Automatic Stay is Not in Effect (new)
  • Certification in Support of Discharge (revised)
  • Certification Concerning Order to be Submitted (revised)
  • Order on Motion to Vacate Dismissal of Case (new)
     

The above-referenced Local Rules and forms are attached for ease of reference. The complete Local Rules package will be posted to the Court’s website, www.njb.uscourts.gov, on August 1, 2018.
 

         Dated: July 18, 2018                                   Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk