The updated Local Bankruptcy Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts shall be effective as of May 1, 2025, with respect to all open cases and those filed or reopened thereafter and shall govern all pleadings and proceedings in bankruptcy cases unless otherwise ordered by the Court.  The updated rules and a redline to the Local Rules effective August 1, 2016, can be found under the page for Local Bankruptcy Rules on our website.  All standing orders will be superseded effective May 1, 2025, as they are either no longer necessary or incorporated in the new rules.  Also on May 1, 2025, the new Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing for Pro Se Parties and the new Electronic Case Filing Administrative Procedures, previously found in Appendix 8, will become effective and former OLF 7, Declaration Re: Electronic Filing, will be rescinded.