CAPTION – Amended August 1, 2013
(a) Papers submitted for filing shall bear the title of the case, the initials of the Judge to whom the case has been assigned, the docket number assigned to the case, and, if applicable, the adversary proceeding number.
(b) The return date and time of a motion, and time for serving any responsive papers, shall be included in the upper right-hand corner of the caption of the motion and all related pleadings. In addition, the CM/ECF docket number to which the filing relates shall be included in the upper right-hand corner of the caption of all responsive papers.
Comment
Subdivision (a) of this rule is derived from Former Local Bankruptcy Rule 9. Subdivision (b) of this rule is derived from former Standing Order M-99. The return date for a motion is obtained pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule 5070-1.
This rule was amended in 2013 to require that all motions and related pleadings include the deadline for filing objections or other responsive papers in the caption. In addition, for all objections or other responsive papers, the CM/ECF docket number for the proceeding must be included in the caption.