Notice to the Bar and Public Concerning 2020 Local Rule and Form Revisions

Thursday, July 2, 2020

 

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC CONCERNING 2020 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 for the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey have been revised. The changes are effective August 1, 2020.

  • D.N.J. LBR 3011-1. Unclaimed Funds in Cases Under Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, or Chapter 13 
  • D.N.J. LBR 3015-2. Modified Chapter 13 Plan and Motions 
  • D.N.J. LBR 3016-1. Chapter 11 Plan or Disclosure Statement and Related Forms 
  • D.N.J. LBR 5005-1. Filing and Service of a Document 
  • D.N.J. LBR 6007-1. Abandonment 
  • D.N.J. LBR 9013-2. Motions: Filing and Service; Hearing Date 
  • D.N.J. LBR 9037-1. Privacy Protection for Transcripts

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 Local Rules, as revised, also implement the following new and revised mandatory Local Forms:

  • Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds (new) 
  • Order Granting Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds (revised) 
  • Chapter 13 Plan and Motions (revised to modify Part 7 Note and add Part 9 Note) 
  • Subchapter V Status Report (new) 
  • Small Business Debtor’s Plan of Reorganization [or Liquidation] for Subchapter V Small Business Cases (new)

The above-referenced Local Rules and Forms are attached for ease of reference. The complete Local Rules package will be posted on the Court’s website, www.njb.uscourts.gov, on August 1, 2020.

 

                         Dated: July 2, 2020                                     Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk