Bankr. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 1015-1 — Joint Administration of Cases

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Local Rules

Summary

Bankr. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 1015-1 — Joint Administration of Cases: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (WITH AMENDMENTS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.

Applies to

The sample caption in subsection (c)(2) prints in two columns (case names left, case numbers right); plain text reads it row by row, so view it on the court's own PDF (https://www.flmb.uscourts.gov/localrules/Rules/localrules-FLMB.pdf?id=3#page=28) before copying it.

Requirement

(a) Joint Voluntary Petition by Married Couple. If a married couple files a joint voluntary petition, the trustee shall administer the estates jointly without order of the Court. If the trustee, a debtor, or any other party in interest desires that the trustee administer the estates separately, that party may move for an order of separate administration. (b) Joint Administration Generally. Except in the case of a joint voluntary petition by a married couple, a party seeking joint administration shall file a motion for joint administration. A motion for joint administration filed in a Chapter 11 case may be considered with or without a hearing at the Court’s discretion. (c) Manner of Joint Administration. Jointly administered cases shall be administered as follows: (1) Designation of Lead Case. The earliest filed case assigned to a judge shall be designated in the joint administration order as the “Lead Case,” except as otherwise ordered by the Court. (2) Captions. All papers shall be captioned with the name and case number of the Lead Case followed by the words “Jointly Administered with” beneath the case number and shall include the case names and numbers of each of the jointly administered cases, unless otherwise ordered. However, a proof of claim shall indicate only the case name and number of the case in which the claim is filed. The caption shall not use the word “Consolidated” to refer to joint administration. UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA DIVISION In re: Chapter 11 ABC Company, Inc., Case No. 8:19-bk-00001-XXX Jointly Administered with ABC Holding Co. Case No. 8:19-bk-00002-XXX ABC Operating Co. Case No. 8:19-bk-00003-XXX Debtors. _________________/ (3) Docket. After the entry of the order for joint administration, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, a single case docket shall be maintained under the case number of the Lead Case except as follows: (A) Lists of Creditors. Separate lists of creditors pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(d) shall be filed in each of the jointly administered cases. (B) Schedules and Statements of Financial Affairs. Separate schedules and Statements of Financial Affairs and any amendments thereto shall be filed in each of the jointly administered cases. (C) Claims. Creditors shall file separate proofs of claim in each of the jointly administered cases in which a creditor asserts a claim, and the Clerk shall maintain separate claims registers for each of the jointly administered cases. Notices of transfers of claims shall be filed in the case in which the proof of claim was filed. However, objections to claims shall be filed in the Lead Case and shall specify the jointly administered case to which the objection applies. (D) Monthly Operating Reports. In Chapter 11 cases, separate Monthly Operating Reports shall be prepared for each of the jointly administered cases. However, the Monthly Operating Reports shall be filed in the Lead Case. (E) Ballots. In Chapter 11 cases in which the jointly administered debtors file separate plans, ballots shall be filed in each of the jointly administered cases. (F) Motions for Final Decree. In Chapter 11 cases, separate motions for final decree shall be filed and the Court shall enter final decrees in each of the jointly administered cases. (d) Severance of Jointly Administered Cases. The debtor, the trustee, or any other party in interest may move to sever the joint administration at any time.

Source of truth

(a) Joint Voluntary Petition by Married Couple. If a married couple files a joint voluntary petition, the trustee shall administer the estates jointly without order of the Court. If the trustee, a debtor, or any other party in interest desires that the trustee administer the esta

Official source: Bankr. M.D. Fla. — Middle District of Florida (U.S. Bankruptcy Court)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 3, 2026
Effective date: August 15, 2025
Last verified: September 26, 2026benchpath-appfed-flrules-2026-09-26

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