Bankr. E.D. Tex. LBR 1001-1 — General Scope; Applicability of District Court Local Rules; Attorney Admissions and Duties; Judge's Regulations and Clerk's Internal Operating Procedures

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Local Rules

Summary

Bankr. E.D. Tex. LBR 1001-1 — General Scope; Applicability of District Court Local Rules; Attorney Admissions and Duties; Judge's Regulations and Clerk's Internal Operating Procedures: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ([Revised August 22, 2022]), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.

Requirement

(a) Title These Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Forms govern procedure in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. These rules may be abbreviated in citations as “LBR,” and the forms may be abbreviated as a “TXEB Local Form.” These rules must be construed consistently with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (“Fed. R. Bankr. P.”) to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every case and proceeding. (b) Scope and Effective Date 1. These Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, as amended, become effective August 22, 2022. They supersede all Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure issued prior to that date, and they govern a case, contested matter, or proceeding pending or commenced after such date. 2. Any appendix or local form to these Local Rules may be modified by the Court without the necessity of a formal amendment to the Local Rules. 3. On motion of a party in interest or acting sua sponte, the Court may -- for the convenience of the parties or other good cause -- suspend or modify any Local Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure in a particular case. 4. These Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure may be superseded or modified with respect to documents filed, signed or verified by electronic means in compliance with the Administrative Procedures for the Filing, Signing, and Verifying of Documents by Electronic Means as set forth in TXEB Appendix 5005 and such Appendix controls in the event of a conflict between its procedures and these Local Rules. The procedures for electronic filing set forth in TXEB Appendix 5005 may be modified by the Court from time to time without the necessity of a formal amendment to these Local Rules. (c) Incorporated Local Court Rules of the United States District Court (the “District Court Rules”) 1. The District Court Rules governing attorney admission, suspension, and disbarment apply in the Bankruptcy Court; provided, however, “Court” or “Clerk” in the District Court Rules means the Bankruptcy Court or Bankruptcy Clerk when an attorney appears in Bankruptcy Court. No decision by the Bankruptcy Court shall affect the ability of an attorney to appear before the District Court. 2. Other Local Court Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas do not apply in the Bankruptcy Court, except as specified in these Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or in a separate order of the Court. (d) Admission Pro Hac Vice A request for temporary admittance when an attorney is not admitted to practice in the Eastern District of Texas is generally governed by the Eastern District Court Rule AT-1(d) except that: (1) the Court will rule upon the application and the applicant must attach a separate proposed order to the request; (2) the prescribed admission fee is waived if the attorney has not previously asked for temporary admittance within one year of the request; (3) the applicant must list, by case style, case number and application filing date, all other pro hac vice applications granted in the Bankruptcy Court within the year preceding the application. Attorneys frequently appearing before the Bankruptcy Court must seek admission to practice in the Eastern District of Texas pursuant to Eastern District Court Rule AT-1. Unless otherwise authorized by the Court, an attorney may not be admitted to practice before the Bankruptcy Court on a pro hac vice basis on more than three (3) occasions in any given 12-month period. (e) Attorney Obligation to Court An attorney must promptly notify the Court of a formal grievance proceeding, disbarment, suspension, or other status change which impacts such person's eligibility to practice law. (f) [Reserved for Future Use] (g) Judges’ Regulations Each bankruptcy judge may adopt regulations in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9029(b). TXEB Appendix 1001-g contains the current regulations and must be carefully reviewed as the regulations may make important additions or modifications to these Rules. (h) Clerk's Internal Operating Procedures TXEB Appendix 1001-h contains the Clerk's internal operating procedures. (i) Standards of Litigation Conduct The standards for attorney conduct set forth in the Local District Court Rule AT-3 and the Texas Lawyers Creed apply in the Bankruptcy Court.

Source of truth

(a) Title These Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Forms govern procedure in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. These rules may be abbreviated in citations as “LBR,” and the forms may be abbreviated as a “TXEB Local Form.” These rules must

Official source: Bankr. E.D. Tex. — Local Rules & Orders (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 4, 2026
Effective date: August 22, 2022
Last verified: September 26, 2026benchpath-appfed-rules-2026-09-25

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