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M.D.N.C. LR 83.12
Objections to Bankruptcy Judge’s Findings & Recommendations
(a) The procedure for filing objections to a Bankruptcy Judge's
recommendation issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(c)(1) on a dispositive or other matter
shall be as set forth in Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the
purpose of reading and implementing this local rule, Rule 72(b)of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure shall be read to substitute the words "bankruptcy judge" for the word
"magistrate judge" in every instance where "magistrate judge" appears.
(b) The Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North
Carolina shall mail a notice setting forth the pertinent portion of Rule 72(b) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure to appropriate parties in a bankruptcy case or adversary
proceeding at the time that the Bankruptcy Judge’s findings and recommendations are
issued from the office of the Bankruptcy Court Clerk.
(c) Objections and responses to a bankruptcy judge’s recommendations or
orders shall not exceed 6,250 words or 20 pages in the manner specified in LR 7.3(d).
Provenance
- Source
- www.ncmd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
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