D.C.COLO.LAPR 16.2

(a) Application of BAP Local Rules. The United States Bankruptcy Appellate

Panel of the Tenth Circuit Local Rules shall apply in all bankruptcy appeals filed

in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado.

(b) Responsibilities of the BAP Clerk’s Office. The BAP clerk’s office shall perform

the following clerk’s office and staff attorney functions for all bankruptcy appeals

filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado:

(1) making the initial determination of the validity of any election;

(2) conducting a jurisdictional review in all bankruptcy appeals;

(3) setting and monitoring briefing schedules and other case-related

deadlines;

(4) reviewing motions, issuing notices of deficiencies, and providing to

the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned proposed orders

to show cause and other proposed orders related to pending motions and

other case-related matters;

(5) providing support to attorneys and pro se parties;

(6) coordinating with the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned

the management and resolution of all jurisdictional issues and pending

motions;

(7) submitting the appeal to the district judge to whom the appeal is assigned

once the appeal is fully briefed for resolution of the appeal on the merits with

the further assistance, if any, of the BAP clerk’s office as the district judge

may request or accept; and

(8) conducting any other functions reasonably necessary to assist the district judge

to whom the appeal is assigned to achieve an efficacious resolution of the

appeal.

(c) Responsibilities of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

(District Court)

(1) The District Court shall allow the BAP clerk’s office to perform case

management and utilize electronic case filing on the CM/ECF system of the

District Court; and

(2) The District Court shall cooperate and coordinate with the United States

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit to the extent necessary to

achieve an efficacious resolution of the appeal and to effectuate the terms of

any Memorandum of Understanding between them.