Plan

(a) Plan Requirements.  A plan shall contain, in addition to the requirements of Bankruptcy Code § 1322(a):

(1) The debtor’s estimate of the value of each secured claim; the method of determining the value and the estimated amount of each claim that is secured;

(2) The time within which the debtor proposes to cure any arrearages on a mortgage, secured claim or lease;

(3) A plan analysis, the form of which substantially complies with Local Sample Form 13-2, which contains an estimate of what general unsecured claimants would receive if the case were a chapter 7 case and the anticipated dividend if the plan is completed;

(4) A statement of the rate of interest to be paid on each mortgage or other secured claim; and

(5) A statement that all tax returns due have been filed or which returns have not been filed.

(b) Amended Plan.  An amended plan filed prior to entry of an order of confirmation shall be entitled “Amended Plan.”

(c) Modified Plan.  A plan filed after entry of an order of confirmation shall be titled as a “Modified Plan.”

(d) Debtor to Mail Plans.  A debtor not represented by an attorney must contact the vendor, selected and authorized by the case trustee, to arrange for the mailing of the plan or motion for moratorium.  The debtor is also responsible for the cost of the noticing services.

(e) Debtor to Notice Plan Objection Deadline.  The debtor shall serve on all creditors the plan (original, amended or modified) and plan analysis or motion for moratorium and a notice containing the appropriate deadlines set forth below.  After the debtor makes service of the plan or motion for moratorium, the debtor shall file a certificate of service within five days.  A copy of the plan or motion that was mailed, the mailing list used, and the notice mailed shall be attached to the certificate of service.  The debtor shall serve a copy of the certificate of service with all attachments on the case trustee.

(f) Service of Amended Plans.  An amended plan filed prior to confirmation may be served only on the case trustee and those creditors adversely affected thereby.

(g) Deadline for Service.  Deadline for service of plan or motion for moratorium and notice:

(1) For original plans, the plan must be served within 30 days after filing the petition or conversion to chapter 13.

(2) Service of amended or modified plans or motion for moratorium must be made within 15 days after filing.

(3) If service of any plan or motion for moratorium is not timely made and a certificate of service filed, the case trustee may upload an order dismissing the case.

Committee Notes: Paragraph (d) comes from General Order 83(J). Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) come from General Order 83(B). In paragraph (g)(1), the words “or conversion to chapter 13" were added to clarify that the deadline applies to cases converted to chapter 13.

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