9013-2 Motion Practice in Contested Matters-Automatic Stay

    (a)  Contents of Stay Relief Motion. A motion for relief from the automatic stay shall be designated as such. A motion shall include: 1) a description of any collateral (including for real property both a street address and a legal description); 2) any interest claimed therein and the means of perfection; 3) if relevant, the estimated value and the basis therefor; 4) the amount of any claim, including principal, interest, attorney’s fees, the per diem interest accrual, and any other amounts; 5) the amount of any other interests secured by such collateral, if known, and movant’s belief as to lien priority; and 6) alleged grounds for stay relief.
    
    (b)  Insurance. If the movant alleges that its collateral is not properly insured, the motion shall describe the specific deficiencies so the debtor or trustee can remedy the problem.  If the debtor or trustee does not obtain sufficient insurance or refute the allegation by the preliminary hearing, the court may modify the stay without further notice or hearing.

    (c)  Stay Relief Motions in Chapter 7 and 13.

        (i) Opposed Motions. The movant shall attempt to ascertain before filing a stay relief motion whether it is opposed by either the debtor or the trustee. If the motion is opposed or the movant is unable to determine opposition, the motion shall so state.

        (ii) Notice of Objection Deadline. The movant shall file and serve a notice that complies with NM LBR 9004-1. Unless altered by court order, the objection deadline shall be 21 days from service of the notice.

        (iii) Procedure If No Objection. If no objections are timely filed, the movant shall promptly submit to the court a proposed form of order. Ordinarily, the form of order found on the court’s General Chambers’ Procedures web page should be used.

        (iv) Procedure if an Objection if Filed. If an objection is timely filed, the movant shall contact the courtroom deputy for the assigned judge to request a hearing. The movant thereafter shall promptly file and serve notice of the hearing.

        (v) Alternative Procedure. If the motion is opposed, as an alternative procedure the movant may obtain a preliminary hearing on the motion by contacting the courtroom deputy for the assigned judge, and may serve notice of the motion and the hearing. No objection deadline would be set, so a party could either file an objection before the hearing or appear at the hearing and object.

        (vi) Stipulated Stay Relief. If the debtor, trustee, and movant agree, the court may enter a stipulated order granting relief from the stay, submitted without a motion.

        (vii) Automatic Termination Period. The termination provisions of Code §362(e) shall not commence until notice of the preliminary hearing has been served, or notice of the final hearing has been served (if the final hearing is not preceded by a preliminary hearing), so long as the movant is given the opportunity for a preliminary or final hearing to be held within thirty days after service of the notice or within such other time fixed by the court in accordance with Code § 362(e).

        (viii) Stopping Chapter 13 Plan Payments to Secured Creditors after Stay Relief. Unless the court orders otherwise, once a stay relief order becomes final and unconditionally permits a creditor to proceed with foreclosure or repossess its collateral, the chapter 13 trustee shall stop making payments on the creditor’s secured claim. If the chapter 13 trustee receives notice of the order fewer than seven days before a monthly plan distribution, the chapter 13 trustee may make that scheduled payment to the secured creditor and thereafter cease payment.

    (d)  Stay Relief Motions in Chapter 11. The procedures in Chapter 11 cases shall be the same as set forth above, except as follows:
    
        (i) Opposed Motions. Before filing a stay relief motion, the movant shall contact the courtroom deputy for the assigned judge to request a preliminary hearing or, with court permission, a final hearing in lieu of, or in addition to, the preliminary hearing. The movant shall file and serve notice of the motion, the deadline to object (normally 21 days, unless the court orders otherwise), and the hearing(s).

        (ii) Agreed Stay Relief or Adequate Protection. Unless the court directs otherwise, the movant shall file and serve notice of a motion to approve an agreement under BR 4001(d) on any party holding or claiming an interest in the subject property; the United States trustee; counsel who have entered an appearance in the case; and the parties listed in BR 4001(d)(1)(C).
 

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