S.D.N.Y. LBR 4001-2 — Requests for Use of Cash Collateral or to Obtain Credit
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Effective September 30, 2024. Verified against the official source (S.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
S.D.N.Y. LBR 4001-2 — Requests for Use of Cash Collateral or to Obtain Credit: the court's own rule, verbatim from the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Southern District of New York, effective September 30, 2024 (official PDF, sha-custodied). Court-level requirement: applies in every case and proceeding before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures; the book's own commentary on the rule is kept with the record, not published.
Requirement
(a) Contents of Motions. The following provisions enumerated below, to the extent applicable, are added to the enumerated lists of material provisions set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 4001(b)(1)(B), (c)(1)(B), and (d)(1)(B). These provisions should be prominently highlighted and easily identified in the motion; failure to do so may result in such provisions being deemed denied by the Court: (1) the amount of cash collateral the party seeks permission to use or the amount of credit the party seeks to obtain, including any committed amount or the existence of a borrowing base formula and the estimated availability under such formula; (2) material conditions to closing and borrowing limitations or restrictions, including budget provisions and financial covenants; (3) pricing and economic terms, including interest, original issue discount, letter of credit fees, unused line fees, commitment fees, make whole or other premium, any other fees, and the treatment of costs and expenses of the lender(s), any agent for the lender(s), and their respective professionals; (4) any effect on existing liens of the granting of collateral or adequate protection provided to the lender(s) and any priority or superpriority provisions, including whether the non-consensual priming of liens is contemplated; (5) any carve-outs from liens or superpriority provisions; (6) any cross-collateralization provision or other provision that elevates prepetition debt to administrative expense (or higher) status or that secures prepetition debt with liens on postpetition assets (which liens the creditor would not otherwise have by virtue of the prepetition security agreement or applicable law); (7) any rollup provision that applies the proceeds of postpetition financing to pay, in whole or in part, prepetition debt or which otherwise has the effect of converting prepetition debt to postpetition debt, including (i) the ratio of the total amount of rolled-up debt to the total amount of credit committed and (ii) the amount of the rollup to be approved on an interim versus final basis; (8) any provision that would limit the Court’s power or discretion in a material way, or would interfere with the exercise of the fiduciary duties, or restrict the rights and powers, of the trustee, debtor in possession, or a committee appointed under sections 1102 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any other fiduciary of the estate, in connection with the operation, financing, use or sale of the business or property of the estate, but excluding any agreement to repay postpetition financing in connection with a plan or to waive any right to incur liens that prime or are pari passu with liens granted under section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; (9) any limitation on the lender’s obligation to fund certain activities of the trustee, the debtor in possession or a committee appointed under sections 1102 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code; (10) termination or default provisions, including events of default, any effect of termination or default on the automatic stay or the lender’s ability to enforce remedies, any cross-default provision, and any terms that provide that the use of cash collateral or the availability of credit will cease on (i) the filing of a challenge to the lender’s prepetition lien or the lender’s prepetition claim based on the lender's prepetition conduct; (ii) entry of an order granting relief from the automatic stay other than an order granting relief from the stay with respect to material assets; (iii) the grant of a change of venue with respect to the case or any adversary proceeding; (iv) management changes or the departure, from the debtor, of any identified employees; (v) the expiration of a specified time for filing a plan; (vi) the making of a motion by a party in interest seeking any relief (as distinct from an order granting such relief), or (vi) the termination of any transaction support agreement (or similar agreement); (11) any change-of-control provisions; (12) any provision establishing a deadline or milestone; (13) any prepayment penalty or other provision that affects the debtor’s right or ability to repay the financing in full during the course of the chapter 11 reorganization case; (14) in jointly administered cases, terms that govern the joint liability of the debtors including any provisions that would govern the nature and/or priority, if any, of any interdebtor claims that would result if a debtor were to repay debt incurred by or for the benefit of another debtor; (15) any provision for the funding of non-debtor affiliates with cash collateral or proceeds of the loan, as applicable, and the approximate amount of such funding; (16) any provisions that require the debtor to pay an agent’s or lender’s expenses and attorney’s fees in connection with the proposed financing or use of cash collateral, without any notice or review by the Office of the United States trustee, the committee appointed under section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code (if formed) or, upon objection by either of the foregoing parties, the Court; (17) defined terms must either be defined in the motion or the motion shall include a specific reference to where the terms are defined in the applicable loan agreements or proposed order; (18) any provision providing for the reaffirmation of the prepetition loan agreement or the covenants of such agreement; (19) any commitment to roll any portion of the financing into exit financing and any rights to convert the financing or purchase equity of the reorganized debtor; (20) any provision waiving any rights under section 506(c), the doctrine of marshalling, or the equities of the case doctrine under section 522(b), waiving the right to challenge a credit bid for cause under section 363(k), or the granting of a lien on or recovery of proceeds of any avoidance action; (21) the proposed release of any claims and any provision described in subsection (g)(4) of this Local Rule (including a detailed explanation for any such provision); and (22) any other limitation on the use of cash collateral or proceeds of any financing, including the ability to refinance the financing. (b) Disclosure of Efforts to Obtain Financing and Good Faith. A motion seeking authority to obtain credit shall describe in general terms the efforts of the trustee or debtor in possession to obtain financing, the basis on which the debtor determined that the proposed financing is on the best terms available, and material facts bearing on the issue of whether the extension of credit is being extended in good faith. (c) Amount of Any Interim Relief. A motion that seeks entry of an emergency or interim order before a final hearing under Bankruptcy Rule 4001(b)(2) or (c)(2) shall describe the amount and purpose of funds sought to be used or borrowed on an emergency or interim basis and shall set forth facts to support a finding that immediate or irreparable harm will be caused to the estate if immediate relief is not granted before the final hearing. A single motion may be filed seeking entry of an interim order and a final order, which orders would be normally entered at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing and the final hearing, respectively, as those terms are used in Bankruptcy Rules 4001(b)(2) and (c)(2); provided that the proposed form of final order, together with a redline marked against the interim order, shall be filed with the Court no later than three calendar days before the deadline fixed by the Court for objections to the final order. (d) Adequacy of Budget And Compliance with Financial Covenants. If the debtor in possession or trustee will be subject to a budget and/or financial covenants under a proposed cash collateral or financing order or agreement, the motion filed under Bankruptcy Rule 4001(b), (c), or (d) shall include a copy of such budget, a statement identifying any variance limitations under the proposed use of cash collateral or financing, a statement by the trustee or debtor in possession as to whether it has reason to believe that it will comply with the financial covenants and that the budget will be adequate, considering all available assets, to pay all administrative expenses due or accruing during the period covered by the financing or the budget. (e) Notice. Notice of a preliminary or final hearing shall be given to the persons required by Bankruptcy Rules 4001(b)(3) and 4001(c)(3), as the case may be, the United States Trustee, and any other persons whose interests may be directly affected by the outcome of the motion or any provision of the proposed order. (f) Presence at Hearing. Unless the court directs otherwise, (1) counsel for each proposed lender, or for an agent representing such lender, shall be present at all preliminary and final hearings on the authority to obtain credit from such lender, and counsel for each entity, or for an agent of such entity, with an interest in cash collateral to be used with the entity’s consent shall be present at all preliminary and final hearings on the authority to use such cash collateral; and (2) a business representative of the trustee or debtor in possession, the proposed lender or an agent representing such lender, and any party objecting to the motion for authority to obtain credit, each with appropriate authority, must be present at, or reasonably available by telephone for, all preliminary and final hearings for the purpose of making necessary decisions with respect to the proposed financing. (g) Required Sections and Provisions in the Proposed Order. (1) Jurisdiction. The proposed order shall identify the basis for the Court’s jurisdiction over the matter. (2) Findings of Fact. (A) A proposed order approving the use of cash collateral under Section 363(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, or granting authority to obtain credit under section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, shall limit the recitation of findings to essential facts, including the facts required under section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code regarding efforts to obtain financing on a less onerous basis and (where required) facts sufficient to support a finding of good faith under section 364(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, and shall not include any findings extraneous to the use of cash collateral or to the financing. (B) A proposed emergency or interim order shall include a finding that immediate and irreparable loss or damage will be caused to the estate if immediate financing is not obtained and should state with respect to notice only that the hearing was held pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 4001(b)(2) or (c)(2), that notice was given to certain parties in the manner described, and that the notice was, in the debtor’s belief, the best available under the circumstances. (C) A proposed final order may include factual findings as to notice and the adequacy thereof. (D) To the extent that a proposed order incorporates by reference to, or refers to a specific section of, a prepetition or postpetition loan agreement or other document, the proposed order shall also include a statement of such section’s import. (3) Mandatory Provisions. The proposed order shall contain all applicable provisions included in the enumerated lists of material provisions set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 4001(b)(1)(B), (c)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(B), as supplemented by subsection (a) of this Local Bankruptcy Rule. (4) Stipulations and Investigation Period. The proposed order may contain language where the debtor stipulates, acknowledges or otherwise admits to the validity, enforceability, priority or amount of a claim that arose before the commencement of the case, or of any lien securing the claim; however, such stipulations, acknowledgements, or admissions shall not be listed as “factual findings” by the Court. If such stipulations, acknowledgements, or admissions are included in the proposed order, either the proposed order shall include a provision that permits a committee appointed under section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code and other parties in interest to undertake an investigation of the facts relating thereto, and proceedings relating to such determination (or the motion shall explain why the proposed order does not contain such a provision) until at least:: (A) sixty (60) days after the appointment of the committee of unsecured creditors appointed under section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code (or such longer period as the Court orders for cause shown before the expiration of such period) to investigate the facts and file a complaint or a motion seeking authority to commence litigation as a representative of the estate; or (B) if no such committee has been appointed, seventy-five (75) days (or such longer period as the Court orders for cause shown before the expiration of such period) from the entry of the interim order to investigate the facts and file a complaint or a motion seeking authority to commence litigation as a representative of the estate; provided that, the foregoing periods may be shortened for cause shown, including in prepackaged or prearranged cases. (5) Cross-Collateralization, Rollups and Credit Bidding. A proposed order approving cross-collateralization, a rollup or a right to credit bid a rollup shall include language that reserves the right of the Court to unwind or partially unwind, after notice and hearing, the postpetition protection provided to the prepetition lender or the pay down of the prepetition debt, whichever is applicable, in the event that there is a timely and successful challenge to the validity, enforceability, extent, perfection or priority of the prepetition lender’s claims or liens, and/or a determination that the prepetition debt was undersecured as of the petition date, and as a result of which, in each case, the cross-collateralization or rollup unduly advantaged the lender. (6) Waivers, Consents or Amendments with Respect to the Loan Agreement. A proposed order may permit the parties to enter into waivers or consents with respect to the loan agreement without the need for further court approval, and a proposed order may permit the parties to enter into amendments thereof without the need for further court approval, provided that (i) the agreement as amended is not materially different from that approved, (ii) notice of all amendments is filed with the Court, and (iii) notice of all amendments (other than those that are ministerial or technical and do not adversely affect the debtor) are provided in advance to counsel for any committee appointed under sections 1102 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, all parties requesting specific notice and the United States Trustee. (7) Conclusions of Law. A proposed interim order may provide that the debtor is authorized to enter into the loan or other agreement, but the proposed order shall state that to the extent that a loan or other agreement differs from the order, the order shall control. (8) Statutory Provisions Affected. The proposed order shall specify those provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rules and Local Bankruptcy Rules relied upon as authority for granting relief, and shall identify those sections that are, to the extent permitted by law, being limited or abridged. (9) Limitations on Interim Relief. Unless expressly and separately addressed by the Court, an interim order approving use of cash collateral or obtaining credit may not contain, and any application requesting such provisions in an interim order shall be deemed denied, with respect to any provisions waiving any rights under section 506(c), the doctrine of marshalling, a lien on or recovery of proceeds of any avoidance action or the equities of the case doctrine under section 552(b). (10) Enforcement and Remedies. The proposed order may specify the events and consequences of default. (A) Order to Obtain Credit. If the proposed order contains a provision that modifies or terminates the automatic stay or permits the lender to enforce remedies after an event of default, either the proposed order shall require at least seven (7) days’ notice to the trustee or debtor in possession, the United States Trustee and each committee appointed under sections 1102 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code (or the largest creditors if no committee has been appointed under section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code), before the modification or termination of the automatic stay or the enforcement of the lender’s remedies, or the motion shall explain why such notice provision is not contained in the proposed order. (B) Order on Cash Collateral. If the proposed order contains a provision that terminates the use of cash collateral, either the proposed order shall require at least five (5) days’ notice before the use of cash collateral ceases (provided that the use of cash collateral conforms to any budget in effect) or the motion shall explain why such notice provision is not contained in the proposed order. (11) Carve-Outs. Any provision in a proposed order relating to a carve-out from liens or super priorities shall disclose when a carve-out takes effect, whether it remains unaltered after payment of interim fees made before an event of default, and any effect of the carve-out on any borrowing base or borrowing availability under the postpetition loan. If a provision relating to a carveout provides disparate treatment for the professionals retained by a committee appointed under sections 1102 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, when compared with the treatment for professionals retained by the trustee or debtor in possession, or if the carve-out does not include fees payable to either the Bankruptcy Court or the United States Trustee, reasonable expenses of committee members (excluding fees and expenses of professionals employed by such committee members individually), and reasonable post-conversion fees and expenses of a chapter 7 trustee, or if a carve-out does not include the costs of investigating whether any claims or causes of action against the lender exist, there shall be disclosure thereof under subdivision (a) of this Local Bankruptcy Rule and the motion shall contain a detailed explanation of the reasons therefor. (12) Joint Obligations. In jointly-administered cases, if one or more debtors will be liable for the repayment of indebtedness for funds advanced to or for the benefit of another debtor, the proposed order shall describe, with specificity, any provisions of the agreement or proposed order that would affect the nature and priority, if any, of any inter-debtor claims that would result if a debtor were to repay debt incurred by or for the benefit of another debtor. (13) Conclusions of Law Regarding Notice. A proposed final order may contain conclusions of law with respect to the adequacy of notice under section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 4001. (h) Drafting Recommendations With Respect to Proposed Order. To facilitate the Court’s review and the uniform application of common provisions regarding the proposed use of cash collateral and financings, the following is recommended: (1) Generally speaking, the proposed order should be concise and avoid superfluous language and undue length; (2) Defined terms should be listed in an annex attached to the proposed order, include a specific reference to where such term is defined, and, to the extent prudent, cross- reference defined terms utilized in the underlying loan agreement; (3) Factual findings should not be duplicative and should be limited to those necessary to support the relief requested; and (4) Counsel is referred to the illustrative and non-binding model form of order set forth on the Court’s website at https://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/4001- 2_model_order.docx.
Source of truth
(a) Contents of Motions. The following provisions enumerated below, to the extent applicable, are added to the enumerated lists of material provisions set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 4001(b)(1)(B), (c)(1)(B), and (d)(1)(B). These provisions should be prominently highlighted and eas
- Official source
- S.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
- September 30, 2024
- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
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