(a) General Provisions.
The following Local Civil Rules apply to appeals from the bankruptcy courts
in this district:
1.1 (Scope and Citation of Local Civil Rules)
5.1 (Filing and Service of Papers)
5.2 (Appearance of Attorneys in Civil Cases)
6.1 (Motions for an Extension of Time to Perform Act)
7.1(h) (Subsequently Decided Controlling Authority)
7.2(b), (c), (d) (Provisions relating to citation of authorities in memoranda)
7.3 (Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Other Entities with a Direct
Financial Interest in Litigation)
10.1(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) (Forms of Pleadings, Motions, and
Documents)
11.1 (Sanctions)
11.2 (Disclosure Statements)
83.1 (Attorneys)
83.2 (Student Practice Rule)
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83.3 (Change of Address)
83.4 (Release of Information to News Media)
83.5 (Correspondence)
83.6 (Photographing and Reproducing Court Proceedings)
83.7-83.7k (Provisions relating to attorney discipline)
To the extent any Local Civil Rule or judicial practice preference conflicts
with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Bankruptcy
Rule shall govern.
(b) Courtesy Copies.
Attorneys shall provide the assigned judge a courtesy copy of all documents
in conformance with his or her practice preferences. Any required courtesy
copies shall be mailed or delivered to the civil case manager for the assigned
judge as specified on the court’s website. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013(f)(4).
(c) Appendices.
Unless ordered otherwise, appeals may proceed on the original record
without the need to file an appendix. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8018(e).
(d) Statement Regarding Oral Argument.
Parties must include in their briefs at the conclusion of the argument a
statement setting forth the reasons why, in their opinion, oral argument
should or need not be permitted. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8019(a).
