Friday, August 9, 2024

Dear Bankruptcy Practitioners,

A local rules committee, chaired by Chief Bankruptcy Judge Craig A. Gargotta, was assembled and tasked with reviewing the Court's local rules and standing orders and proposing revisions for judicial review.

The committee expended tremendous effort reviewing, updating, and drafting new rules and procedures. Highlights include: (1) new subchapter V of chapter 11 procedures and forms, including a new subchapter V form plan; (2) revised complex chapter 11 procedures; (3) revised administrative policies and procedures for electronic filing; and (4) standardization of many of the division-by-division chapter 13 processes into a district-wide process. Additionally, a revised district-wide form chapter 13 plan is being finalized and will soon be published for comments.

A summary of the proposed rule revisions is attached. The proposed rules and related documents may be viewed on the Court's website at www.txwb.uscourts.gov/local-rules.

This is a substantial revision to the local rules, its appendices, and related documents, so please review the rules carefully and provide comments.

Please email comments to [email protected] by October 8, 2024.

Best regards,

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas

• Summary of Proposed Local Rule Revisions.pdf