LOCAL COURT RULES - Western District of Oklahoma

(2) The bankruptcy judges shall hear and determine all cases under Title 11and all core proceedings arising under Title 11 or arising in a case under Title 11, and mayenter appropriate orders and judgments, subject to review under 28 U.S.C. § 158; provided,however, that personal injury tort and wrongful death claims shall be tried in the district courtin accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(5).(3) The bankruptcy judges may hear a proceeding that is not a coreproceeding but that is related to a case under Title 11. Resolution of such matters shall begoverned by 28 U.S.C. § 157(c).(b)Motions to Abstain or for Withdrawal of the Reference.(1) Motions to abstain from hearing a particular proceeding pursuant to 28U.S.C. § 1334(c) shall be first presented to and heard by the bankruptcy judge and shall begoverned by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5011 and 9014.(2) Motions for withdrawal of the reference of a case or proceeding shall befiled with the bankruptcy clerk within 21 days after service of summons in a proceeding orfiling of any objection in a case which renders a matter contested.(3) Upon receipt of any motion for withdrawal and associated responses, thebankruptcy judge, within a time period reasonable under the circumstances of the matter, shallissue a written recommendation on the motion.(c)Appeals. All appeals from final judgments, orders, and decrees of bankruptcyjudges and, with appropriate leave, from interlocutory orders and decrees of bankruptcy judgesshall be taken in the manner prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 158 and Part VIII of the Federal Rulesof Bankruptcy Procedure.(d)Matters Referred to the Bankruptcy Judges Prior to Transfer to the DistrictCourt or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. The bankruptcy judges shall hear and enterappropriate orders on all motions related to appeals prior to the entry of the appeal on thedocket in the district court or bankruptcy appellate panel, and shall hear all motions related toa motion for withdrawal of the reference prior to the entry of the certificate of transmittal ofsuch motion for withdrawal on the docket of the bankruptcy court. Any orders entered by the-28-