In addition to the amendments to the Local Rules summarized in previous Court announcements, the Court wants to ensure that practitioners are aware of the amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure that take effect today, December 1, 2017.  Amendments were made to the following Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms:

Rule 1001                   Scope of Rules and Forms; Short Title

Rule 1006                   Filing Fee

Rule 1015                   Consolidation or Joint Administration of Cases Pending in Same Court

Rule 2002                   Notices to Creditors, Equity Security Holders, Administrators in Foreign Proceedings, Persons Against Whom Provisional Relief is Sought in Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases, United States, and United States Trustee

Rule 3002                   Filing Proof of Claim or Interest

Rule 3007                   Objections to Claims

Rule 3012                   Determining the Amount of Secured and Priority Claims

Rule 3015                   Filing, Objection to Confirmation, Effect of Confirmation, and Modification of a Plan in a Chapter 12 or a Chapter 13 Case

Rule 3015.1(new)       Requirements for a Local Form for Plans Filed in a Chapter 13 Case

Rule 4003                   Exemptions

Rule 5009                   Closing Chapter 7, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, and Chapter 15 Cases; Order Declaring Lien Satisfied

Rule 7001                   Scope of Rules of Part VII

Rule 9009                   Forms

Official Form 101       Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy

Official Form 113       Chapter 13 Plan (local form plan has been adopted in lieu of the Official Form, as permitted by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015.1)

Official Form 309F     For Corporations or Partnerships; Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case

Official Form 309G    For Individuals or Joint Debtors; Notice of Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Case

Official Form 309H    For Corporations or Partnerships; Notice of Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Case

Official Form 309I      Notice of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case

Official Form 425A    Plan of Reorganization for Small Business Under Chapter 11

Official Form 425B    Disclosure Statement for Small Business Under Chapter 11

Official Form 425C    Monthly Operating Report for Small Business Under Chapter 11

Official Form 426       Periodic Report Regarding Value, Operations, and Profitability of Entities in Which the Debtor’s Estate Holds a Substantial or Controlling Interest

Amendments were also made to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Federal Rules of Evidence.  The amended Rules are available here and the amended Forms are available here.