Bankr. S.D. Fla. Local Rule 9014-2 — Contested Matters – Objections and Responses: the court's own rule, verbatim from Amended and Restated Local Rules of Practice and Procedure for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida (Effective June 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.
(a) Objection or Response Generally. A written objection to a motion or application, or a written response to an objection, must state the legal and factual basis for the objection or response. (b) Deadline for Objection or Response to be Considered at a Hearing in an Adversary Proceeding or a Chapter 7, 12, and 13 Case. In an adversary proceeding or a chapter 7, 12, or 13 case, except as set forth in (d) – and unless a different deadline is established by the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, these rules, or a court order – a written objection to a motion or application, or response to an objection, will not be considered by the court if it is not filed by 4:30 p.m. two business days before the hearing. (c) Deadline for Objection or Response to Be Considered at a Hearing in a Chapter 11 or Chapter 15 Case. In a chapter 11 or chapter 15 case, except as set forth in (d) – and unless a different deadline is established by the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, these rules, or a court order – a written objection to a motion or application, or response to an objection, will not be considered by the court if it is not filed: (1) at least seven days before a hearing set on at least 21 days’ notice; or (2) by 4:30 p.m. two business days before any other hearing. (d) Emergency Submission. If a party is unable to satisfy the deadlines set forth in (b) or (c) – and there is no different deadline established by the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, these rules, or a court order – the court may consider a late-filed objection to a motion or application, or response to an objection, if: (1) the objection or response states with particularity – in a bulletin immediately beneath the title of the document – the emergency nature of the filing or other exceptional circumstances causing an untimely filing; (2) the filing party promptly notifies the judge’s chambers of the late-filed document; and (3) in addition to any service requirements of the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, these rules, or a court order, the filing party emails a copy of the late-filed document to all interested parties for whom an email address is reasonably ascertainable.
(a) Objection or Response Generally. A written objection to a motion or application, or a written response to an objection, must state the legal and factual basis for the objection or response. (b) Deadline for Objection or Response to be Considered at a Hearing in an Adversary P