Rule 1015-1

RULE 1015-1 JOINT ADMINISTRATION AND CONSOLIDATION [Amended 7/1/15]

 

(a) Includes all Administrative Activities, Unless Otherwise Specified. A motion for joint administration shall be deemed to include all administrative activities of the case, unless the movant specifies that it shall apply only to limited activity, and identifies such activity.

 

(b) Designation of Lead Case and Service of Motion. A motion for consolidation or joint administration of cases, or a plan so providing, shall designate the lead bankruptcy case upon consolidation and shall be served on all parties requesting notice, all attorneys of record, any appointed trustee, and the local office of the U.S. trustee.

 

(c) Notice to All Creditors. Upon entry of an order authorizing the consolidation or joint administration of cases pursuant to this LBR, the moving party must serve notice of said order upon all creditors and interested parties, and jointly administrated cases, serve R.I. Local Form 1015-1.1, "Notice of Joint Administration and Requirements for Filing Documents".

 

F 7/1/15 Amendment: Subdivision (c), previously titled, "Notice of Order to All Creditors", has been renamed, "Notice to All Creditors".

The rule was further amended to require that, upon entry of an order authorizing the consolidation or joint administration of cases, the moving party must serve notice of said order upon all creditors and interested parties, and in jointly administrated cases, serve R.I. Local Form 1015-1.1, "Notice of Joint Administration and Requirements for Filing Documents".

See New R.I. Local Bankr. Form 1015-1.1