S.D.N.Y. LBR 9001-1 — DEFINITIONS – Amended August 1, 2013
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 9001-1 — DEFINITIONS – Amended August 1, 2013: 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) Definitions. Unless inconsistent with the context, in these Local Bankruptcy Rules – (1) “Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time; (2) “Bankruptcy Rules” means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms promulgated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2075, as amended from time to time; (3) “Chief Judge” means the Chief Judge of the Court; (4) “Clerk” means the clerk or deputy clerk of the Court; (5) “CM/ECF” means the Case Management/Electronic Case File System implemented in this Court, sometimes referred to herein as “ECF”; (6) “Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; (7) “District Clerk” means the clerk or deputy clerk of the District Court; (8) “District Court” means the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; (9) “District Judge” means a United States District Judge appointed to, or sitting by designation in, the District Court; (10) “Former District Rules” means the Rules for General, Civil, Criminal, Admiralty and Magistrate Judge Proceedings for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, effective from October 26, 1983 through April 15, 1997; (11) “Former Local Bankruptcy Rules” means the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York Local Bankruptcy Rules, effective from April 21, 1986 through April 10, 1996; (12) “Judge” means a bankruptcy judge appointed to or sitting by designation in the Court (or, with respect to a proceeding that has not been referred or which has been withdrawn, the District Judge); (13) “Local District Rules” means the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as amended from time to time; (14) “Return Date” means the date set for a hearing on a motion or application, and (15) “United States Trustee” means the United States trustee or an assistant United States Trustee for the Southern District of New York. (b) Rules of Construction. (1) Unless inconsistent with the context, the meanings of other words and phrases used in these Local Bankruptcy Rules shall be construed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules. (2) Local Bankruptcy Rules containing references and URL links to guidelines, procedures, or forms on the Court’s website shall be construed to mean such guidelines, procedures, and forms as amended from time to time. (c) Use of Terms “Documents” and “Papers.” The terms “documents” and “papers” as used in these Local Bankruptcy Rules include those filed or transmitted by electronic means.
Source of truth
(a) Definitions. Unless inconsistent with the context, in these Local Bankruptcy Rules – (1) “Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time; (2) “Bankruptcy Rules” means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy F
- 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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