LOCAL COURT RULES - Western District of Oklahoma

ecommendation by the bankruptcy judge on a motion for withdrawal; (4) upon the
determination by a bankruptcy judge that a proceeding is one in which a personal injury tort
or wrongful death claim is to be tried in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(5);
or (5) when the record is complete for purposes of appeal pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P.
8007(b).
(f) Assignment of District Judges. The district court clerk shall assign a district
judge to the submitted matter or proceeding in accordance with the usual system for assigning
civil cases, unless a prior assignment of a related matter requires assignment of the newly
submitted matter or proceeding to a particular district judge.
(g) Jury Trials. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 157(e), if the right to a jury trial
applies in a proceeding that may be heard by a bankruptcy judge, each of the bankruptcy
judges for this district is hereby specially designated to exercise such jurisdiction and to
conduct such jury trials.
LCvR83.1 Committee on Local Civil Rules.
A Committee on Local Civil Rules comprised of members of the bar and judiciary of
this Court and the Court Clerk or the Court Clerk’s designee shall be appointed by the Court.
Such committee shall accept comments and recommendations regarding the local civil rules
from any member of the bar of this Court or any other interested person.
LCvR83.2 Attorneys.
(a) Roll of Attorneys. The bar of this Court shall consist of those attorneys
admitted to practice before this Court who have taken the prescribed oath and who have signed
the roll of attorneys of this judicial district.
(b) Committee on Admissions and Grievances. There is hereby constituted a
Committee on Admissions and Grievances, consisting of five members of the bar of this Court,
who shall be appointed by the judges of this Court.
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