U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filing

After completing Subchapter V plan payments, file a notice of completion and have the trustee file a final report concurrently or within 14 days.

“The Debtor or the Sub V Trustee shall file the Notice of Completion of §1192 Payments (‘Notice’); • Concurrently with the Notice or within 14 days thereafter, the Sub V Trustee shall file the Sub V Trustee’s Final Report and Account or Report of No Distribution (‘Report);”

Filing

In a Subchapter V case, file the discharge motion within 30 days of the trustee’s final report and the final-decree application within 14 days after discharge.

“Within 30 days of the filing of the Report, the Debtor shall file the Motion for Entry of Discharge – Chapter 11 Subchapter V Case, and in individual cases only, the Certification of Eligibility for Discharge – Chapter 11 Subchapter V Case; and • Within 14 days of the Court’s entry of the Order of Discharge, the Debtor shall file the Application for Final Decree.”

Filing

In a joint Chapter 13 case with a deceased debtor, name each debtor for whom discharge is sought in the body of the discharge motion.

“the Court shall issue an Order of Discharge only for the debtor and/or joint debtor, when applicable, specifically identified by name within the body of the Motion filed in deceased debtor joint cases.”

Filing

Use the new Rule 3002.1 official forms or substantially conforming documents from December 1, 2025.

“Use of the New Official Forms (or documents that substantially conform with the New Official Forms) will be mandatory beginning December 1, 2025.”

Filing

For Chapter 13 cases filed on or after December 1, 2025, the presumed reasonable fee process has a $5,000 maximum.

“For all cases filed on or after December 1, 2025, the maximum fee allowable under the Local Rule’s ‘Presumed Reasonable Fee’ process is $5,000.”

Filing

A non-attorney entity filing more than ten paper bankruptcy documents per year must switch to electronic filing after notice.

“An entity (other than an attorney, a pro se debtor, or a petition preparer) filing more than ten (10) paper documents in bankruptcy cases or proceedings per calendar year shall be required to file electronically”

Filing

Put the motion’s disposition and movant in a proposed-order title, matching the related motion title.

“The title of the proposed order should contain the disposition of the motion, contain the name of the movant and should completely match the title of the related motion:”

Filing

Use a four-inch top margin on a proposed order.

“Include a four- inch margin at the top to permit the addition of the judge’s signature and the court seal”

Filing

Put centered “###” immediately after the final line of a proposed order, with nothing following it.

“Place three numeric symbols, centered in the page, on the line immediately after the last line of the text to signify the end of the order, and place nothing after the numeric symbols”

Motions

File a Chapter 13 loss-mitigation request no more than 90 days after the relevant original or amended plan.

“be filed not more than ninety days after the Debtor filed the chapter 13 plan (original or amended) as set forth in paragraph 3 above;”

Conferences

Court hearings default to in-person unless a listed exception or judge-specific procedure applies.

“the Court will return to in-person hearings as the default location for all matters, with the following exceptions:”

Sealing

Request highly sensitive document treatment within a motion to seal, certifying good faith and explaining why exceptional handling is warranted.

“A party requesting the Court to treat a document as an HSD shall file a Motion to Seal and include in that motion a request to treat the document as an HSD. The Motion to Seal shall: i. Be accompanied by a certification of the movant’s good faith belief that the material meets the HSD definition; and ii. Articulate why HSD treatment is warranted”

Sealing

File approved highly sensitive documents on paper, or on a secure device only when paper filing is impossible.

“HSDs will be filed and served: (i) in paper form or, (ii) only if the document cannot be filed in paper form, in digital media, on a secure electronic device”

Trial

For a virtual hearing, email premarked PDF exhibits to the courtroom deputy and all participating parties at least one business day before the hearing.

“At least one (1) business day before the scheduled hearing, email pre-marked copies of the exhibits in PDF form, listing the case name and number in the subject line, to the Courtroom Deputy and all participating parties.”