Notice of Appeal with Motion for Leave to Appeal

Official Procedure - Last Updated: September 27, 2013Author:

References

CM/ECF Menu	Bankruptcy or Adversary > Appeal
Event	Notice of Appeal with Motion for Leave to Appeal
Rules / Code / Resources	Fed.R.Bankr.P. 11 U.S.C. § Local Rule

Important facts about this motion:

• The filing fee is $5.
• Please include the PDFs for the Notice of Appeal and Motion for Leave to Appeal
• The motion is NOT scheduled before a Bankruptcy Judge, as it will be heard by the District Court.
• If the District Court grants the motion, you will owe an additional $293 fee.

You will be prompted to pay the required filing fee after your filing has been completed.

 

Effective September 30, 2013

In order to comply with District Court Local Rule 3.1, E-filers should include a Civil Cover Sheet as an attachment to any Notice of Appeal, Notice of Appeal, and Motion for Leave to Appeal, or Withdrawal of Reference.  The Civil Cover Sheet can be obtained from the District Court website.

 

Step-by-Step Procedures:

1. Select [Bankruptcy or Adversary> Appeal]

2. Enter Case Number and click Next

3. Select Notice of Appeal with Motion for Leave to Appeal from event pick list and click Next

4. Select party you represent from party pick list or Add/Create New Party

5. Click Next

   The Attorney/Party Association screen may display.  If it does, click here.

6. Click Next

7. A reminder will display

   REMINDER: Please remember to include a Civil Cover Sheet.

   Click Next

8. The PDF Document selection screen will display.

   • Click Browse button and navigate to locate the appropriate document/file
   • View file Highlight filename
     Right click on filename
     Select Open
     Review document
     Close window to verify the correct file is being selected
   • Click Open button and filename will appear in the browse window

9. Click Next

   The next page requires you to relate your Notice of Appeal to an existing order and displays the required filing fee.

10. Click Refer to existing event(s) box

11. Click Next

12. The Category Screen will display.

    • Select the Category to which your event relates
    • Completion of the Filed and Documents fields is optional.   Completing of these fields will display specific entries on the next page.

13. Click Next

14. Click box next to the order being appealed

15. Click Next

16. A blank screen will display.  

    Click Next

17. The Final Text screen will display.  

    This is your final opportunity to modify the entry before submitting the filing.

    Verify the accuracy of the docket text.  If not correct/if correct

18. Click Next to complete filing process

 

Electronic Payment

You have two options:

• Pay Now

• Continue Filing

Select one of the two options and close the window when done.

 

The Notice of Electronic Filing will display.  It is the verification that the filing has been sent electronically to the court.

Copies of this notice and the document filed are emailed to all participants who receive electronic notification in the case.  You have a period of 15 days for a one time free look at the document filed