Important Notice to the Bar and Public Thirty Day Public Comment Period Concerning Adoption and Amendment of 2018 Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms

Thursday, March 1, 2018

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC

THIRTY DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
CONCERNING ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF
2018 LOCAL BANKRUPTCY RULES AND FORMS

Please be advised that the Board of Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has approved for publication for a thirty day public comment period, a draft of proposed 2018 new or amended Local Bankruptcy Rules and related local forms as highlighted below:

 

D.N.J. LBR 2016-5. Application for 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. Reinstatement

 

 

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For ease of reference, the following link may be accessed to review the proposed Local Bankruptcy Rules: www.njb.uscourts.gov/localrules/comments/2018

Dates for public comment and implementation are set forth as follows:

  • March 1, 2018 –Publication of draft rules for public comment.
  • March 31, 2018 – Close of public comment period.
  • April 6, 2018 – Consideration of comments received by the Board of Judges of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
  • April 7 - June 30, 2018 – Submission of draft rules for formal approval by the Board of Judges of the District Court for the District of New Jersey.
  • August 1, 2018 - Effective date of 2018 Local Bankruptcy Rules.

 

By approving a publication draft, the Board of Judges solicits comments from bankruptcy
professionals and members of the public.

Comments may be submitted to the Court email address: local_rules@njb.uscourts.gov

Dated: March 1, 2018                                       Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk