W.D.N.Y. LBR 1020-1
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Effective May 13, 1997. Verified against the official source (W.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Rules and Orders (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
W.D.N.Y. LBR 1020-1: the court's own rule, verbatim from the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, effective May 13, 1997 (official PDF, sha-custodied). Court-level requirement: applies in every case and proceeding before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.
Requirement
A. ELECTION TO BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION CASE: In a chapter 11 reorganization case, a debtor that is a small business may elect to be considered a small business by filing a written statement of election no later than 60 days after the date of the order for relief or by a later date as the Court, for cause, may fix. B. APPROVAL OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: 1. Conditional Approval: If the debtor is a small business and has made a timely election to be considered a small business in a chapter 11 case, the Court may, on application of the plan proponent, conditionally approve a disclosure statement filed in accordance with Rule 3016 Fed.R.Bankr.P. On or before conditional approval of the disclosure statement, the Court shall: (a) fix a time within which the holders of claims and interests may accept or reject the plan; (b) fix a time for filing objections to the disclosure statement; (c) fix a date for the hearing on final approval of the disclosure statement to be held if a timely objection is filed; and (d) fix a date for the hearing on confirmation. 2. Application of Rule 3017 Fed.R.Bankr.P.: If the disclosure statement is conditionally approved, Rule 3017(a), (b), (c) and (e) Fed.R.Bankr.P. do not apply. Conditional approval of the disclosure statement is considered approval of the disclosure statement for the purpose of applying Rule 3017(d) Fed.R.Bankr.P. 3. Objections and Hearing on Final Approval: Notice of the time fixed for filing objections and the hearing to consider final approval of the disclosure statement shall be given in accordance with Rule 2002 Fed.R.Bankr.P. and may be combined with notice of the hearing on confirmation of the plan. Objections to the disclosure statement shall be filed, transmitted to the United States Trustee, and served on the debtor, the trustee, any committee appointed under the Bankruptcy Code and any other entity designated by the Court at any time before final approval of the disclosure statement or by an earlier date as the Court may fix. If a timely objection to the disclosure statement is filed, the Court shall hold a hearing to consider final approval before or combined with the hearing on confirmation of the plan.
Source of truth
A. ELECTION TO BE CONSIDERED A SMALL BUSINESS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION CASE: In a chapter 11 reorganization case, a debtor that is a small business may elect to be considered a small business by filing a written statement of election no later than 60 days after the date of
- Official source
- W.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Rules and Orders (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
- May 13, 1997
- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
Change history
- November 4, 2026Monitor could not safely verify the registered source on two consecutive checks.
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