10. Submission of Orders

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Counsel should comply with the provisions of BLR 9021-1 and 9022-1, except as updated through amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, effective December 1, 2024. Consistent with the Notice re Proposed Orders Filed with Motions and the District’s E-Order Submission Procedure, counsel should comply with the following guidance:

1.    Uploaded orders should be converted to PDF electronically, not scanned.

2.    For stipulations, do not upload the stipulation and order for signing together. Both documents should be filed separately under ECF and E-orders, respectively.  Orders approving stipulations should either (a) state only that the stipulation filed at [ECF Docket No.] is approved; or (b) if the order recites the provisions of the stipulation, the order to be signed must include approval as to form from all parties to the stipulation on the face of the order.

3.    Court Service List: Judge Porter directs the parties’ attention to the Notice to Bar regarding Enforcement of Service List Rule.  For all orders granting relief against an individual debtor, the court service list should contain the name and address of the debtor, even if his or her counsel is a registered CM/ECF participant or otherwise on the court service list.

Occasionally counsel desire expedited handling of orders in the case of bona fide emergencies (e.g., sale of property; issuance of a temporary restraining order).  After such an order has been uploaded into the ECF system, counsel may notify chambers via e-mail to the Ms. Ruby Bautista [(510) 879-3529; Ruby_Bautista@canb.uscourts.gov], with a subject line that complies with the format provided below.  Do NOT send the order itself to the e-mail address.

“URGENT ORDER  ||  [case number]  ||  [docket number and name of the motion]”

When counsel needs to advise the court about a matter pertaining to a submitted order (e.g., that opposing counsel has agreed to the form; that opposing counsel has disagreed as to the form and will submit an alternate form; etc.), they may notify chambers by contacting Courtroom Deputy Ms. Ruby Bautista [(510) 879-3529; Ruby_Bautista@canb.uscourts.gov], with a copy to opposing counsel and other parties as appropriate.  Alternatively, counsel may docket (as a separate document) a letter with proof of service in CM/ECF (Bankruptcy/Miscellaneous/Document: include in the text “Letter to Court regarding proposed order”).  A letter so docketed will become and remain a permanent part of the record in the case.  Please notify Ms. Bautista when the letter is docketed.