Important Notice to the Bar and Public Concerning General Order Pending Amendment of Local Rules Under the Court's Annual Rule Making Cycle

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
CONCERNING GENERAL ORDER PENDING AMENDMENT OF
LOCAL RULES UNDER THE COURT'S ANNUAL RULE MAKING CYCLE
 

Please be advised that the provisions of the attached General Order Pending Amendment of Local Rules under the Court’s Local Rule Making Cycle will become effective February 1, 2016. The following Local Rules are affected:

D.N.J. LBR 1009-1, Amendment to Schedule or List of Creditors

D.N.J. LBR 2004-1, Examination

D.N.J. LBR 7003-1, Commencement of Adversary Proceeding

The Court’s General Order and proposed revision to Local Rule 1009-1 eliminate Local Form, Amendment to Schedules D, E, F, G, H or List of Creditors. As a result, the Court’s Local Form, Change of Address, has been revised and must be used to change a party’s address, or the address of a previously listed creditor. The revised form is available on the Court’s web site, www.njb.uscourts.gov.

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

GENERAL ORDER PENDING AMENDMENT OF LOCAL RULES
UNDER THE COURT’S ANNUAL RULE MAKING CYCLE

Whereas, the Court has determined the need to amend certain Local Rules as a result of Official and Director’s Forms changes that were effective December 1, 2015, it is hereby:

ORDERED that amendments to the Local Rules highlighted below are effective immediately, pending amendment of each Rule during the Court’s Annual Rule Making Cycle:

D.N.J. LBR 1009-1. Amendment to Schedule or List of Creditors

A debtor seeking to amend a schedule must file the corresponding Official Form and indicate that the Schedule is amended. If the amendment adds a creditor to Schedule D, E, F, G, H, the debtor must also file an Amended List of Creditors which includes only the added creditor(s).

D.N.J. LBR 2004-1. Examination

(b) Examination on subpoena. An attorney for a party in interest seeking to compel an examination or production of documents under Bankruptcy Rule 2004 may serve Director’s Form 2540, Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination; a motion is not required. A self-represented party seeking to compel an examination or production of documents must file an application for an order compelling discovery.

D.N.J. LBR 7003-1. Commencement of Adversary Proceeding

A complaint filed by non-electronic means must be accompanied by a completed adversary proceeding cover sheet. A complaint filed electronically does not require a cover sheet.

2015 Comment

This Rule incorporates former Local Bankruptcy Rule 7001-1, which has been deleted. The adversary proceeding cover sheet should conform to Director’s Form 1040.