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Local Rules & Procedures

General Orders

• 2020 General Order No. 1 Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rules
• 2020 General Order No. 2 Amending Local Rules
• 2020 General Order No. 3 Regarding Wet Signature and In-Person Meetings
• 2020 General Order No. 4 Requests to Modify Chapter 13 Plans Under 11 U.S.C. § 1329(d)
• 2020 General Order No. 5 Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1020 Under The CARES Act

Revised Local Rules effective 12-1-2019 with Appendix Updated December 2020

Individual Local Rules and Appendix

• Local Rule 1001-1  Scope of Rules   
• Local Rule 1002-2  Complex Chapter 11 Cases       
• Local Rule 1002-3  Small Business Cases
• Local Rule 1007-1  Lists, Schedules, Statements and Other Documents     
• Local Rule 1009-1  Lists and Schedules Not Filed with the Petition and Amendments to Lists and Schedules           
• Local Rule 1015-1  Joint Administration
• Local Rule 1017-1  Dismissal or Conversion of Case; Reinstatement or Reopening of Dismissed Case
• Local Rule 1019-1  Conversion - Amended Schedules Required
• Local Rule 1073-1  Assignment of Cases
• Local Rule 2002-1  Notice to Creditors and Other Interested Parties
• Local Rule 2002-2  Notice to the United States or Federal Agency
• Local Rule 2002-3 Returned Notices
• Local Rule 2004-1  Examinations
• Local Rule 2007.1-1 Appointment or Election of Trustee or Examiner in a Chapter 11 Reorganization Case
• Local Rule 2015-2  Debtor In Possession Duties
• Local Rule 2015-6  Authorized Depositories
• Local Rule 2016-1  Debtor's Attorney's Fee Agreements in Chapter 7 Cases
• Local Rule 2016-2  Debtor’s Attorney’s Fee Agreements and Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Expenses in Chapter 13 Cases
• Local Rule 2016-3  Fee Agreements in Chapter 11 and 12 Cases; Applications for Compensation in General
• Local Rule 2090-1  Attorneys - Admission to Practice
• Local Rule 2091-1  Attorneys - Withdrawal and Substitution
• Local Rule 3001-1  Proofs of Claim
• Local Rule 3002-1  Filing Proofs of Claim in Chapters 7 and 11
• Local Rule 3002.1-1  Notice Relating to Claims Secured by Security Interest in the Debtor’s Principal
• Local Rule 3007-1  Objections to Claims
• Local Rule 3010-1  Small Dividends and Payments
• Local Rule 3011-1  Unclaimed Funds
• Local Rule 3015-1  Filing of Plan; Objection to Confirmation; Modification of a Plan in a Chapter 13
• Local Rule 3016-1  Chapter 11 Plan - Not Small Business
• Local Rule 3016-2  Disclosure Statement - Not Small Business
• Local Rule 3016-3  Plan and Disclosure Statement in Small Business Cases
• Local Rule 3020-1  Ballots
• Local Rule 3022-1  Final Decree in Chapter 11 Case
• Local Rule 3070-1  Chapter 13 Direct Payments
• Local Rule 3071-1  Chapter 13 Business Cases
• Local Rule 3080-1  Chapter 13 - Service
• Local Rule 3081-1  Chapter 13 Closing Before Confirmation
• Local Rule 3082-1  Home Mortgage Modifications in Chapter 13 Cases
• Local Rule 3083-1  Chapter 13 Plan; Objections to Plan
• Local Rule 3084-1  Chapter 13 Proofs of Claim; Objections to Claims
• Local Rule 3085-1  Notice to Allow Claims
• Local Rule 3086-1  Payment of Claim After Lifting of Stay; Adequate Protection
• Local Rule 3087-1  Garnishment Proceeds
• Local Rule 3088-1  Chapter 13 Emergency Refunds, Suspension of Plan Payments And Borrowing
• Local Rule 3089-1  Refunds in Dismissed Chapter 13 Cases
• Local Rule 3091-1 Disbursement of Insurance Proceeds
• Local Rule 3092-1  Executory Contracts and Leases
• Local Rule 3093-1  Chapter 13 Plan Payoffs
• Local Rule 3094-1  Payments on Real Property
• Local Rule 3095-1  Chapter 13 Plan and Plan Amendments – Attorney Certification
• Local Rule 3096-1  Chapter 13 Responses - Immediate Orders to Follow
• Local Rule 4001-1  Automatic Stay - Relief From
• Local Rule 4001-2 Automatic Stay - Extension or Imposition
• Local Rule 4001-3  Automatic Stay - Internal Revenue Service
• Local Rule 4001-4  Automatic Stay - Mortgage Statement Not a Violation of the Stay
• Local Rule 4002-1  Duties of Debtor
• Local Rule 4003-1 Garnishments
• Local Rule 4004-1  Grant or Denial of Discharge
• Local Rule 4004-2  Extensions of Time to File Objections to Discharge / Dischargeability
• Local Rule 4004-3  Chapter 7 Cases Closed Without Discharge
• Local Rule 4004-4  Discharge in Chapter 13 Case - Completed Plan
• Local Rule 4004-5  Discharge in Chapter 11 Case- Individual Debtor
• Local Rule 4004-6  Discharge in Chapter 12 Case
• Local Rule 4008-1  Reaffirmation Agreements
• Local Rule 4070-1  Insurance
• Local Rule 5005-1  Filing and Transmittal of Papers
• Local Rule 5007-1  Transcripts
• Local Rule 5008-1 Notice Regarding Presumption of Abuse in Chapter 7 Cases of Individual Debtors
• Local Rule 5009-1 Trustee’s Distribution, Report and Final Decree
• Local Rule 5010-1  Reopening Cases
• Local Rule 6004-1  Sale of Estate Property
• Local Rule 6007-1  Abandonment or Disposition of Property
• Local Rule 7005-1 Serving and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
• Local Rule 7005-2 Filing of Discovery Materials
• Local Rule 7007.1-1  Corporate Ownership Statement
• Local Rule 7016-1  Pre-Trial Procedures
• Local Rule 7026-1  Discovery.  General
• Local Rule 8001-1 Manner of Taking Appeals; Voluntary Dismissal; Certification to Court of Appeals
• Local Rule 8004-1 Service of the Notice of Appeal
• Local Rule 8005-1 Stay Pending Appeal
• Local Rule 8006-1  Designation of Record
• Local Rule 9010-1  Representation and Appearances; Powers of Attorney
• Local Rule 9011-4  Signatures
• Local Rule 9013-1  Motion Practice
• Local Rule 9013-3 Certificate of Service
• Local Rule 9015-1  Jury Trial
• Local Rule 9016-1  Subpoenas
• Local Rule 9016-2 Witnesses
• Local Rule 9019-1  Settlement of Adversary Actions
• Local Rule 9029-1  Local Rules - General
• Local Rule 9040-1  Exhibits and Attachments
• Local Rule 9050-1  Proposed Orders
• Local Rule 9060-1  Notices and Hearings
• Local Rule 11002-1  Petition-General
• Local Rule 11002-2  Emergency Filing
• Local Rule 11009-1  Amendments to Lists and Schedules   
• Local Rule 17004-1  Adversary Proceedings
• Local Rule 19011-4  Signatures
• Local Rule 19013-1  Motion Practice and Service
• Appendix to Local Rules

Procedures

NextGen CM/ECF Administrative Procedures Manual

Fees

Current Fee Schedule
 

Other Resources

Attorney Advisory Group, Bankruptcy
Notice of Electronic Availability of Bankruptcy Case File Information posted 11/19/2003
Post-Judgment Instruments
Chapter 13 Tax Refund Policy for the 2020 Tax Year 
Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2020
Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2021

Prior Years - Ch 13 Rate Notices

• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2020
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2019
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2019 
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2018 
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2018 
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2017
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2017
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2016
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2016
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2015
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 1/1/2015
• Chapter 13 Rate Notice Effective 7/1/2014

Bankruptcy Court Authority Orders

District Court Order Referring Bankruptcy Matters to Bankruptcy Judges

Archived Local Rules, General & Standing Orders

• Updated Local Rules Appendix - August 2019
• 2019 General Order Implementing New Local Rule 3096-1 Related to Chapter 13 Responses, effective 02-01-2019
• 2017 General Order Amending Local Rule 3084-1 Related to Chapter 13 Proofs of Claim; Objections to Claims, effective 12-01-2017
• 2017 General Order Amending Local Rule 3083-1 Related to the Chapter 13 Plan, effective 12-01-2017
• 2017 General Order Amending Local Rule 1073-1(B) related to assignment of cases, effective 8-31-2017
• 2016 General Order Amending Local Rule 2016-1(D) and (F) related to Attorney Fees in Chapter 13 Cases, effective 12-01-2016
• 2016 General Order Amending Local Rule 3083-1 Related to the Chapter 13 Plan, effective 12-01-2016
• Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
• Local Bankruptcy Rules, effective 6-1-2016
• Order Approving Local Rule Revisions, effective 5-2016
• Updated Local Rule Appendix, effective 3-2018
• Updated Local Rule Appendix, effective 6-1-2016
• 2015 General Order Creating Local Rule 3095-1 Relating to Attorney Certification of Chapter 13 Plans and Plan Amendments, effective 12-1-2015
• General Order Revising Local Rule 9060-1C Relating to Continuance of Hearings, effective 10-30-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 9011-4 Relating to Information Provided with Attorney's Signatures Block on Pleadings, effective 10-30-2015
• 2015 General Order Creating Local Rule 4004-6 Relating to Discharge in Chapter 12 Cases
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 3089-1 Related to Refunds in Dismissed Chapter 13 Cases, effective 9-15-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 2016-1G2 Related to Payment of Attorney Fees through Chapter 13 Plan in Dismissed Cases, effective 9-15-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 19013-1C Related to Motion Practice and Service, effective 6-11-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 9040-1 Related to Exhibits and Attachments, effective 6-11-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 9013-1B Related to Motion Practice, effective 6-11-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 7016-1 Related to Pre-Trial Procedures, effective 6-11-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 3084-1A Related to Chapter 13 Proofs of Claim; Objections to Claim, effective 6-11-2015
• 2015 General Order Revising Local Rule 3001-1 Related to Proofs of Claim, effective 6-11-2015
• 2014 General Order Creating Local Rule 3082-1 Related to Chapter 13 Home Mortgage Modification, effective 10-02-2014
• 2014 General Order Amending Local Rule 2016-1F Related to Chapter 13 Post-Confirmation fees, effective 10-02-2014
• 2014 General Order Creating Local Rule 7001-1 Related to Bankruptcy Court's Authority to Enter Final Judgment, effective 08-07-2014
• 2014 General Order Creating Local Rule 1073-1I Related to Divisional Transfer for Stone County Residents, effective 08-07-2014
• 2014 General Order Amending Local Rule 2016-1D Related to Chapter 13 Attorney Fees, effective 05-14-2014 (redlined)
• 2013 General Order Creating Local Rule 3002.1-1 Related to Notice for Claims Secured by Security Interest in the Debtor's Principal Residence, effective 11-19-13
• 2013 General Order Amending Local Rule 1017-1A Related to Dismissal, effective 07-19-2013 (redlined)
• 2013 General Order Amending Local Rule 9060-1C Related to Continuance of Hearings, effective 06-10-2013 (redlined)
• 2013 General Order Amending Local Rule 1073-1B Related to Assignment of Cases, effective 02-01-2013
• Order Amending Local Rules dated 11/30/12, effective 01/01/13
• Local Bankruptcy Rules, effective 01/01/13
• Updated Local Rules Appendix dated 6/11/2015
• 2012 General Order Amending Local Rules Regarding Procedures For Extension/Imposition of the Automatic Stay (view redline version)
• 2012 General Order Amending Local Rule 3091-1 Related to Disbursement of Insurance Proceeds (view redline version)
• 2011 General Order Amending Local Rule 2016 Related to Chapter 13 Attorney Fees (view redline version)
• 2011 General Order Amending Local Rules and Administrative Procedures Related to Signatures and Document Retention (view redline version)
• 2011 General Order Amending Local Rule 1017-1 re Reinstatement/ Reopening of Dismissed Cases, effective for motions filed on or after 07/01/2011 (view redline version)
• 2011 General Order Amending Local Rule 3094-1 Related to Payments on Real Property, effective 12/1/11 (see order for proceedings to be governed by this order) (view redline version)
• 2010 General Order Creating Local Rule 1009-1 D--Format for Amended Schedule C, effective 12/03/2010
• 2010 General Order Amending Local Rule 4001-1--Conditional Orders Granting Relief from Stay, effective 12/03/2010 (view redline version)
• Corrected 2010 General Order Amending Local Rule 4001-1--Conditional Orders Granting Relief from Stay (view redline version)
• 2010 General Order Amending Local Rule 1007-1 D- Declaration Re: Electronic Filing, effective 12/03/2010 (view redline version)
• 2010 General Order Amending Local Rule 9060-1H Related to Court Hearings on Chapter 13 Plan Objections, effective for hearings scheduled for June 21, 2010 and after
• 2010 Standing Order Number 1 Granting an Extension to Debtor in an Involuntary Bankruptcy Case to File the List of Creditors, effective 12/01/2010
• Second Amended 2008 Standing Order No. 2, effective 12/01/2010
• Amended 2008 Standing Order No. 2, effective 12/01/2009
• Order of the 8th Circuit Approving Rules, effective 12/01/2009
• 2009 General Order Amending Local Rule 3094-1, Payments on Real Property, dated 9/16/2009
• 2009 General Order Amending Local Rule 3011-1, dated 06/16/2009
• Order Vacating 2005 General Order No. 1, dated 12/15/2008
• 2008 Standing Order No. 2 Adopting Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007-1 and new Official Form B22A, dated 12/08/2008
• General Order Amending Local Rule 4008-1 dated 11/17/08, effective 12/01/08
• General Order Amending Local Rules Related to Mortgages Paid Through the Chapter 13 Plan dated 9/30/2008, effective 10/01/2008
• General Order Creating Local Rule Rule 5007-1, dated 07/11/2008
• General Order Amending Local Rules 2016-1 E and 9060-1 H and I, effective 05/01/2008
• General Order Amending Local Rule 4070-1A and D, effective 05/01/2008
• General Order Amending Local Rule 2016-1.E. dated 8/20/08, effective 4/28/08
• General Order Repealing and Recreating Local Rules 2016-1, effective 01/07/2008
• Local Bankruptcy Rules & Appendix, effective 05/22/2007
• Order of the Bankruptcy Court Adopting Rules adopted 04/06/2007, effective 05/01/2007
• Order of the Eighth Circuit Approving Rules, effective 05/01/2007
• Local Bankruptcy Rule 4001-2, 02/01/2006
• General Order Creating Local Rule 4004-5 dated 8/20/08, effective for cases filed on or after 10/17/05
• Standing Order 1 2005 - Adequate Protection Payments, 10/17/2005
• Standing Order 2 2005 - Payments to Claimants, 09/06/2005
• Standing Order 3 2005 - Attorney's Fees, 09/06/2005
• Standing Order 4 2005 - Emergency Refunds, 09/06/2005
• General Order Amending Local Rule 5010-1, 03/25/2005
• General Order Amending Local Rule 2016-1, 03/25/2005
• Appendix, November 2003
• Standing Order Granting Relief from Stay in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Proceedings, 08/25/2003
• Local Rules of Practice, 08/15/2003
• General Order for Electronic Case Filing Procedures, 12/08/2000