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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 00:05:19+00:00

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The clerk may delegate noticing responsibilities to the Bankruptcy Noticing Center.
Failure to properly notice the United States will result in its interests being unaffected by the particular proceeding.
(c) Name of agency and the address of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana.
(f) Securities Investors Protection Corporation.
B. Service. Service on the United States and its officers or agencies must be made on the agencies indicated in this part if required by F.R.B.P. 2002; and, also, as specifically set forth in F.R.B.P. 7004(b)(4) and (5) and 9014. Pursuant to STANDING ORDER Re: Notice to and Service upon the United States of America which became effective October –, 2009, the most recent addresses of the agencies of the United States shall be listed on the official website maintained by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and may, from time to time, be changed by the Assistant United States Attorney, or his successor, requesting such change to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, without further Order of this Court.
When a case is filed, the U.S. Trustee shall assign a 341(a) meeting date. The clerk or the U.S. Trustee shall provide notice of the original 341(a) meeting date pursuant to F.R.B.P. 2002. Debtor’s attorney and the debtor(s) shall attend the 341(a) meeting.
A. Attorney's Failure to Attend. If the debtor's attorney does not attend the 341(a) meeting, the U.S. Trustee shall file a motion for appropriate sanctions against the attorney.
B. Rescheduling 341(a) Meeting. Rescheduling of the 341(a) meeting shall be for good cause only. Any request to reschedule the 341(a) meeting shall be made to the United States Trustee pursuant to the instructions provided on the official website for the United States Trustee, Region 5: www.usdoj.gov/ust/r05/index.htm. The debtor(s) or any party at interest may make such request. In the event that the U.S. Trustee grants any requests to reschedule the 341(a) meeting, then the U.S. Trustee shall provide movant with a written notice to that, including the date and time of the rescheduled meeting. The requesting party shall send a copy of the notice to the debtor(s) and all parties in interest pursuant to F.R.B.P. 2002(a)(1) and shall promptly file with the clerk a Certificate of Service of that notice and send a copy of the certificate to the U.S. Trustee.
C. Dismissal of Case, or Hearing if Not Rescheduled. Failure of the debtor to attend the §341(a) meeting will normally result in the dismissal of the voluntary case on ex parte motion of the United States Trustee or Standing Trustee accompanied by an affidavit attesting the failure of the debtor(s) to both attend and request to reschedule the meeting.
A motion for an order requesting a F.R.B.P. 2004 examination must state that movant has made reasonable efforts to arrange a mutually satisfactory date, time and place for the examination and that the entity to be examined has agreed to the schedule or has refused to cooperate in establishing a schedule. A motion and order for a 2004 examination which does not make such a declaration shall not be granted by the court.
Does any debtor have any affiliates as defined by 11 U.S.C. § 101(2)?
If any debtor in this case has any affiliates as defined by 11 U.S.C. § 101(2), list the affiliate(s) and explain the relationship between debtor and the affiliate(s). If no debtor has any such affiliates, do not answer the remainder of this Schedule.
Has any affiliate ever filed for bankruptcy? If yes, list the affiliate(s) and the date and court for each bankruptcy petition and the chapter under which the petition was filed. If any affiliate files after this schedule is filed, debtor's counsel must amend this schedule and notice all creditors and the judge assigned to the case.
Has any affiliate guaranteed any debt of debtor(s) or has the debtor guaranteed any debt of any affiliate? If yes, list the name of the affiliate, the amount of the guarantee, the date of the guarantee, the name of the guarantor, the name of the debtor, and whether any security interest was given by debtor or the affiliate to secure the guarantee. Give this information for every guarantee outstanding at the time of the debtor's Chapter 11 petition, and every guarantee outstanding within 18 months before the petition was filed.
Has any affiliate extended credit, received credit, or otherwise established a debtor-creditor relationship with debtor(s)? If yes, list the name of the affiliate, the amount of the loan, the date the loan was made, the repayments made on the loan, and the type of security interest, if any, involved in the loan. Give this information for all loans that have been made and fully paid off within 18 months preceding this Chapter 11 filing and for all loans outstanding at the time of the filing.
Has any debtor in this case granted any security interest in any property to secure any debts of any affiliate other than as provided in Questions 3 and 4? Has any affiliate granted any security interest in any property to secure any debts of any debtor other than as provided in Questions 3 and 4? If yes, list the affiliate, the debtor, the collateral, the date and nature of the security interest, the creditor to whom it was granted, and the current balance of the underlying debt.
Has any affiliate engaged in any other transaction with any debtor in this case during the past 18 months? If yes, briefly describe the transaction(s).
List the name and address of any affiliate who potentially is a "responsible party" for unpaid taxes of any debtor in this case. State the estimated amount of such taxes owed at the time of the Chapter 11 filing.
Identify any affiliates employed by the debtor and describe the function or role they perform. Identify any relative or partner or equity security holder employed by the debtor and describe the function or role performed and the amount of compensation received.
List all circumstances under which proposed counsel or proposed counsel's law firm has represented any affiliate during the past 18 months. List any position other than legal counsel which proposed counsel holds in either the debtor or affiliate including corporate officer, director, or employee. List any amount owed by the debtor or the affiliate to proposed counsel or counsel's law firm at the time of filing, and also amounts paid within 18 months before filing.
The United States Trustee shall appoint trustees in accordance with 11 U.S.C. § 701 and 28 U.S.C. § 586. Interim Trustees shall be assigned to Chapter 7 cases from a blind rotation list according to procedures established between the clerk and the U.S. Trustee or designee.
The duties of the debtor in possession shall be set forth in the "Order to Debtor-in-Possession" (set forth in the Guide to Practice or on the official website: http://www.lawb.uscourts.gov as such form may be modified from time to time or as determined by the Court. The Order to Debtor-in-Possession shall be executed by the court and filed at the commencement of every Chapter 11 case.
In making a determination on attorneys' fees and fee applications by professionals other than attorneys, the court shall consider the factors announced by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of In the Matter of First Colonial Corp. of America, 544 F.2d 1291 (5th Cir.1977) and Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, 488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir.1974), with such changes as may result from continuing jurisprudence or statutory amendment.
Whether counsel has promptly attended all hearings and has professionally represented his client at those hearings.
B. Data Supplied in Substantiation of Fees. To allow the court to efficiently consider the applicable criteria, an application for professional's fees shall include the information listed below. (A sample format appears at Local Bankruptcy Rule 9009-1 Form No. 7).
(11) Awards in similar cases.
(g) The amount requested for expenses.
(a) A chronological listing of all the time for which the application is requesting compensation, whether it be attorney, paralegal, or law clerk time; the list should show the amount of time devoted to the case on each date and the legal services performed in that time.
(3) The amount of time spent by paralegals and the hourly rate.
(c) A summary sheet which itemizes all expenses, including copies, telephone charges, courier services, witness fees, postage, mileage, etc.
(d) A statement of the legal experience of the attorneys and paralegals involved. Comments concerning the reputation and ability of these individuals may be attached.
C. Applications for Attorneys' Fees. Applications for attorneys' fees shall be filed prior to or accompanied by the notice of the hearing on the same although the notice need not attach a copy of the attorney fee application. The notice may refer to the application on file in the clerk's office, but no hearing will be held or determination reached on a fee application not timely filed with the notice.
D. Notice and Hearing of Fee Applications. The notice for a hearing on an application for attorneys' fees shall require objections to be filed at least seven (7) days prior to the date set for the hearing. There shall be a hearing on each application for attorneys' fees and/or reimbursement of expenses totaling in excess of $1,000.00. Counsel shall attend the hearing.
of the order shall state that objections to the order may be filed, and a hearing conducted, if and only if an application to discontinue such compensation, with a request for hearing, is timely filed. An ex parte application under this sub-section shall include a sworn declaration that the applicant is neither an "affiliate," nor an "insider," nor an "equity security holder" as those terms are defined in § 101 of the Bankruptcy Code.
B. The court may authorize compensation for equity-security holders, insiders, or affiliates, under circumstances considered reasonable by the court, upon ex parte application provided that a hearing to confirm or revoke such authorization shall be conducted after written notice of the order is served and a hearing scheduled in accordance with Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-3.
C. If an application filed under sub-section A or B of this rule is denied by the court, the applicant may refile the application with a request for a hearing, in conformity with Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-3 and upon twenty-one (21) days notice. After the hearing, the court may approve the application for good cause shown.
D. Any application under this rule approved by the court under sub-section A, B or C, may be terminated for good cause on motion of the U.S. Trustee or other party in interest after notice and a hearing.
5. Any other factors the court deems relevant to the inquiry.
All attorneys appearing in Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana must be admitted to practice in the Western District of Louisiana in accordance with Uniform Local Rule 83.2.3W. All Applications to Appear Pro Hac Vice must conform to Uniform Local Rule 83.2.6W.

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