(a) Reproduction of record on appeal. (1) In all appeals to the district court or other appellate court the original pleadings shall remain in the custody of the bankruptcy court, unless the party or parties or the clerk have obtained an order from a bankruptcy judge allowing the original, official case/adversary file to be forwarded to the district court. (2) If required by the district court or other appellate court in addition to the excerpts of the record required by LR 8009, a reproduction of pleadings from the court’s official case/adversary file, as designated, shall be transmitted to the district court or other appellate court. The clerk of the bankruptcy court shall request copies to be provided from the party or parties designating the record on appeal. The copies shall be tendered to the clerk in chronological order in conformity to LR 9004(c) within thirty (30) days from the date of the request by the clerk or within a shorter time if ordered by the district court or other appellate court, after which the clerk shall tender a receipt of copy for all items designated. If any party fails to provide the clerk with copies of designated items within thirty (30) days from the date of the request by the clerk or within a shorter time if ordered by the district court or other appellate court, the clerk may make copies at the expense of the designating party. (b) Designation and preparation of reporter’s and recorder’s transcripts. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the party filing the notice of appeal, or other moving party, to specify the date(s), time(s) and type of hearing(s) and identify by name the court reporter or recorder when designating transcripts on appeal. (2) The party filing the “Notice of Transcript” shall include in the “Notice,” at a minimum: (A) All transcripts listed in the designation of record, if any; (B) Notation of the date of filing, if any; and (C) The estimated time of filing, whether expedited or in the ordinary course of transcription. (c) Procedure for requesting preparation of transcript. A transcript order form (AO 435) must be submitted to the clerk and shall specify which portions of the designated transcript a particular court reporter or recorder shall be responsible for transcribing. If a court reporter was present, the clerk may arrange for the transcription of the record at the requesting party’s expense. LR 8007. TRANSMISSION OF RECORD ON APPEAL. When the record, including any transcript, is complete for the purposes of appeal, the clerk of the bankruptcy court shall transmit a certificate of record to the district court or other appellate court. The clerk of the bankruptcy court shall forthwith notify the parties of the date of the filing of the certificate of record with the district court or other appellate court. The record shall be retained by the clerk of the bankruptcy court until requested by the district court or other appellate court. LR 8009. BRIEFS AND APPENDIX. (a) Excerpts of record. Excerpts of record shall be filed by the parties on appeals to the district court in the same manner as required by Fed. R. Bank. P. 8009(b) for appeals to the bankruptcy appellate panel. A party filing excerpts of record with the district court shall file two (2) copies to be bound separately from the briefs. A party filing excerpts of record with the bankruptcy appellate panel shall file the number of copies as required by the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. (b) Transcripts. The excerpts of record shall include the transcripts necessary for adequate review in light of the standard of review to be applied to the issues before the district court or other appellate court. LR 8018. LOCAL RULES OF CIRCUIT JUDICIAL COUNCIL OR DISTRICT COURT. Practice in such bankruptcy appeals as may come before the district court shall be governed by Part VIII of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, except as provided in LR 8070 or in rules subsequently adopted by the district court. LR 8070. DISMISSAL OF APPEAL BY COURT FOR NON-PROSECUTION. (a) The court may enter an order dismissing the appeal, impose such sanctions as the court deems appropriate, or both in circumstances indicated in subsections (1) and (2) of this rule, which may be invoked on motion of a party or by the court sua sponte after notice to the parties: (1) When an appellant fails timely to pay the filing and/or docket fee for the notice of appeal; file a designation of the reporter’s transcript, designation of record, statement of issues and/or brief; file the excerpts of record; or otherwise comply with rules and orders governing the processing of bankruptcy appeals by the district court; or (2) When an appellee fails timely to file a designation of reporter’s transcript, designation of record or brief; or otherwise comply with rules and orders governing the processing of the bankruptcy appeals by the district court. LR 9004. PAPERS - REQUIREMENTS OF FORM. (a) Form of papers. (1) The form of papers filed with the bankruptcy court shall be flat, unfolded, firmly bound together at the top and legibly typewritten on eight-and-one-half by eleven inch (8 1/2? x 11?) size paper, with copies reproduced by any method resulting in clearly readable copy. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all typewriting and handwriting shall be double-spaced. (2) Excepted from the format outlined in subsection (a)(1) of this rule are: (A) Exhibits, footnotes and quotations, the identification of counsel, caption, title of the court and the name of the case; and (B) The title page, which shall begin at least one-and-one-half inches (1 1/2?) from the top of the page. (b) Print requirements. All typewriting shall be of a size which is either not more than ten (10) characters per linear inch; or, not less than twelve (12) points for proportional spaced fonts or equivalent. All quotations longer than two (2) sentences shall be indented. All pages of each pleading or other papers filed with the court (except exhibits) shall be numbered consecutively. All pages of each pleading or other papers filed with the court (including exhibits) shall be single-sided with print on only one side of the paper. (c) Papers. Papers presented for filing, receiving or lodging with the clerk shall be pre-punched with two (2) holes, centered, two-and-three-quarters inches (2 3/4?) apart, one-half inch (1/2?) to five-eighths inch (5/8?) from the top edge of the paper. (d) Exhibits. (1) All exhibits and copies thereof attached to papers shall show the exhibit number indicated at the bottom thereof by use of indexing tabs. Exhibits need not be typewritten and may be copies, but must be clearly legible and not unnecessarily voluminous. Counsel is required to reduce oversized exhibits by xerographic or other similar means in order to comply with the eight-and-one-half inch by eleven inch (8 1/2? x 11?) size paper requirement unless the reduction would destroy legibility or authenticity. In such instances, an oversized exhibit which cannot be reduced in size shall be filed separately with a captioned cover sheet which identifies the exhibit(s) and the document(s) to which it refers. (2) If affidavits/declarations are used, they must be filed with the motion, attached as exhibits and tabbed appropriately. (e) Caption, title of court and name of case. The following information (illustrated in subsection (e)(8) of this rule) shall be stated upon the first page of every paper presented for filing: (1) The name, Nevada state bar number, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the attorney and any associated attorney appearing for the party filing the petition, or the name, address and telephone number of a party appearing in proper person; (2) The title of the court shall appear at the center of the first page at least one inch (1?) below the information required by subsection (1) of this rule; (3) Below the title of the court, there shall be inserted in the space to the left of center of the paper the name of the action or proceeding; (4) In the space to the right of center opposite the name of the action or proceeding there shall be inserted the chapter of the Bankruptcy Code under which the case is pending, the bankruptcy case number (“BK” for bankruptcy), followed by the clerk’s designated identification for the presiding bankruptcy court judge; and, where applicable, there shall be included the adversary proceeding number or motion number, followed by the clerk’s designated identification for the presiding bankruptcy court judge; (5) Upon the filing of certain paper or pleading (e.g., motions for relief of the automatic stay) the clerk of the court will issue a motion control number, which motion control number shall be included directly below the bankruptcy case number; (6) Every paper filed with this court shall include, directly below the bankruptcy case number, and adversary or motion number, a precise, complete, and specific description of the nature of the document underlying the initial paper or pleading filed (e.g., motion to reject executory contract, notice of motion to reject executory contract, certificate of service of notice of motion to reject executory contract, objection to motion to reject executory contract, order granting/denying motion to reject executory contract, etc.); (7) Immediately below the description shall appear the time, date of the hearing on the matter to which the paper is addressed, and the estimated time of hearing; and (8) A sample illustration of the provisions of subsections (e)(2)-(7) of this rule is as follows: UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA IN RE: ) BK-N-95-000123-GWZ ) CHAPTER 7 JOHN DOE, ) ) MOTION TO REJECT

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