(a) For a bankruptcy appeal, the appellant shall serve and file its brief within 21
days after the transmission of the record to the clerk of the district court. The appellee shall
serve and file its brief within 21 days after service of the brief of the appellant. The appellant
may serve and file a reply brief within 14 days after service of the brief of the appellee.
Unless otherwise stated in this local rule, briefs for an appeal from the bankruptcy court are
governed by the rules found at LCvR7.1.
(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, oral argument as required by Fed. R.
Bankr. P. 8012 is excused.