S.D.N.Y. LBR 5075-1 — Clerk’s Use of Outside Services and Agents; Claims and Noticing Agents
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 5075-1 — Clerk’s Use of Outside Services and Agents; Claims and Noticing Agents: 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) The Court may direct, subject to the supervision of the Clerk, the use of agents either on or off the Court’s premises to file Court records, either by paper or electronic means, to issue notices, to maintain case dockets, to maintain Judges’ calendars, and to maintain and disseminate other administrative information where the costs of such facilities or services are paid for by the estate. (b) Estate Retention of Claims and Noticing Agent (1) In a case in which the number of creditors and equity security holders, in the aggregate, is 250 or more, the estate shall retain, subject to approval of the Court, a claims and noticing agent in accordance with the Protocol for the Employment of Claims And Noticing Agents under 28 U.S.C. §156(c), which shall be available on the Court’s website (http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/newClaimsAgentsProtocol.p df). (2) With court approval, the estate may retain a claims and noticing agent in accordance with such protocol in a case in which the number of creditors and equity security holders, in the aggregate, is less than 250. (3) The costs of services provided by such agent must be paid by the estate. When the case is closed, the claims and noticing agent must deliver to the Clerk an electronic copy of the claims register. (c) Upon request of the Clerk, the agent shall provide a copy of all electronic records maintained by the agent to the Clerk and shall provide public access to the Claims Registers, including complete proofs of claim with attachments, if any, without charge. (d) The order providing for the retention of an agent under this rule shall provide for (i) the discharge of the agent at the conclusion of the case, or as otherwise provided by entry of an additional order by the Court, and (ii) the disposition of any records, documents and the like, that have been provided or delivered to such agent, whether in paper or electronic form in accordance with the Protocol for the Employment of Claims Agents.
Source of truth
(a) The Court may direct, subject to the supervision of the Clerk, the use of agents either on or off the Court’s premises to file Court records, either by paper or electronic means, to issue notices, to maintain case dockets, to maintain Judges’ calendars, and to maintain and di
- 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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