May 25,2017
Local Rules Advisory Committee, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
Professor Walter J. Taggart, Reporter
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES: LOCAL BANKRUPTCY FORMS
Change Made in All Local Forms
Every form that requires that an attorney state the attorney's address, telephone and fax number
has been amended to require that the attorney also provide an e-mail address.
L.B.F. 1002-2A Statement of Qualification as Complex Chapter 11 Case
L.B.F. 1002-2A has been amended to conform to the amendments to L.B.R. 1002-2 regarding
eligibility for treatment as a complex case.
L.B.F. 1002-2B Notice of Date of Expedited Hearing, Matters to Be Heard
L.B.F. 1002-B has been revised stylistically. The form also has been updated to provide
appropriate filing instructions for parties filing either electronically or non-electronically.
L.B.F. 2016-2A "Short Form" - Chapter 13 Application for Compensation
L.B.F. 2016-2 has been modified to eliminate the requirement that the "short form" applicants
for compensation state the number of hours that they have expended prior to confirmation of the
chapter 13 plan. There are also minor style and format changes.
L.B.F. 2016-2B "Short Form" - Chapter 13 Application for Compensation
Only minor style and format changes were made in L.B.F. 2016-28.
L.B.F. 2016-2C Chapter 13 Application for Supplemental Compensation
Only minor style and format changes were made in L.B.F. 2016-2C.
L.B.F. 2016-3 Application for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses
Only minor style and format changes were made in L.B.F. 2016-3.
L.B.F. 2016-4 Statement of Pro Se Debtor
L.B.F. 2016-6 has not been amended.
L.B.F. 3007-1
L.B.F. 3007-1 has been amended to conform to the amendments to L.B.R. 3007-1 regarding an
objector's right to a continuance of the initial hearing in certain circumstances. The form also has
been updated to provide appropriate filing instructions for parties filing electronically or non-
electronically.
L.B.F. 3015.1-1
This form is new. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015.1 authorizes local districts to adopt a local form
chapter 13 plan in lieu of the national form plan mandated by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015. L.B.F. 3015.1
is the mandatory local chapter 13 plan form for this district.
L.B.F. 4003-1 Notice of Objection to Claim of Exemption and Hearing Date
Only minor style and format changes were made in L.B.F. 4003-1.
L.B.F. 5001-1 Caption of Motion for Withdrawal of the Reference
Only minor style and format changes were made in L.B.F. 4003-1.
L.B.F. 8012-1
This form is new. It is designed to facilitate compliance with the disclosure requirements of
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8012 and L.B.R. 8012-1.
L.B.F. 9014-3 Notice of Motion, Response Deadline and Hearing Date
L.B.F. 9014-3 has been revised stylistically. The form also has been updated to provide
appropriate filing instructions for parties filing either electronically or non-electronically
