(a)     Short Title. These local rules shall be known as the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Northern District of New York and may be referred to and cited in papers filed in this court as "Local Bankruptcy Rule ____-__" or "LBR ____-__."

          (b)     Applicability. The Local Bankruptcy Rules supplement the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. Except for those cases filed in Poughkeepsie by residents of Columbia, Greene and Ulster counties, these Local Bankruptcy Rules shall govern all proceedings in bankruptcy cases hereafter filed in the Northern District of New York. As to Northern District cases pending by debtors who are residents of Columbia, Greene and Ulster counties which were previously assigned to the judge sitting in Poughkeepsie, the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Southern District of New York shall govern.
 
 

          Under the authority of FRBP 9029, the district court may make and amend rules of practice and procedure not inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and which do not prohibit or limit the use of the official forms.

          These Local Bankruptcy Rules, effective January 1, 1998, supersede and rescind the Local Bankruptcy Rules adopted October 27, 1994. A numbering system is employed which corresponds each rule to the most closely associated Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure, in conformity with the Uniform Numbering System prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

          There may be administrative orders issued by a judge which may have the effect of modifying or abrogating one or more of these Local Bankruptcy Rules. A list of administrative orders will be available on the court's internet web site which can be located at http://www.nynb.uscourts.gov.