Notice to the Bar and Public Concerning 2024 Local Rule and Form Revisions
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
CONCERNING 2024 LOCAL RULE AND FORM REVISIONS
The bar and public are advised that, pursuant to the Court’s annual rule making cycle, the following Local Rules for the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey are new or have been revised. The changes are effective August 1, 2024.
- D.N.J. LBR 1002-2. Chapter 11 Complex Case Eligibility and Procedures (new)
- D.N.J. LBR 1016-1. Death or Finding of Incompetency of a Debtor (amended)
- D.N.J. LBR 3011-1. Unclaimed Funds in Cases Under Chapter 7, Subchapter Vof Chapter 11, Chapter 12, or Chapter 13 (amended)
- D.N.J. LBR 9013-4. Motions: Proposed Order (amended)
- D.N.J. LBR 9019-3. Compromise or Settlement of Controversy (amended)
- D.N.J. LBR 9019-4. Consent Order (new)
- D.N.J. LBR 9021-1. Consent Order (deleted in favor of new D.N.J. LBR 9019-4)
The Local Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, when published, supersede all previously entered general orders concerning Court policy governed by local rule. Additionally, the Local Rules also implement the following new and revised mandatory Local Forms during the Court’s rule making cycle:
- Application for Designation as a Chapter 11 Complex Case (revised form)
- Order Granting Chapter 11 Complex Case Designation (revised form)
- Chapter 11 Complex Case Management Order (new form)
- Order Regarding Application for Expedited Consideration of First Day Matters (revised form)
- Notice of Death or Finding of Incompetency of a Debtor (revised form)
- Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds (revised form)
- Certification Concerning Proposed Order (new form)
- Certification Concerning Order to Be Submitted (form eliminated)
- Certification of Consent Regarding Consent Order (form eliminated)
The above-referenced Local Rules and Forms are attached for ease of reference. The complete Local Rules package, including the full Chapter 11 Complex Case Procedures, will be posted on the Court’s website, www.njb.uscourts.gov, on or about August 1, 2024.
Dated: August 1, 2024 Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk