The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia is considering (i) the enactment of several revisions to its Local Rules and (ii) the use of two (2) new Local Forms. The proposed revisions to the Local Rules and the proposed new Local Forms are attached below. If you would like the Court to consider any comments you may have regarding the revisions or the Local Forms, please provide such comments within thirty (30) days of the date of this announcement.
Please send your comments to: [email protected]
Summary of Proposed Revisions and Local Forms:
Local Rule 1007-1 is amended to make the use of a new Local Form mandatory. The new form is the Certification Regarding Balance of Schedules, and copies of the revised Local Rule and the Local Form are in the attachment below.
Local Rule 1009-1 is similarly amended to make the use of a new Local Form mandatory. The new form is the Certification Regarding Amended Schedules, and copies of the revised Local Rule and the Local Form are in the attachment below.
Local Rule 3015-2 is amended to make the use of the Amended Chapter 13 Plan Cover Sheet and Notice of Hearing mandatory. This Local Form is not new, as it is currently used on a voluntary basis, and copies of the revised Local Rule and the Local Form are in the attachment below..