A. Applications

In addition to complying with other applicable law and any special requirements ordered by a judge, unless excused, each application for interim or final compensation for services performed and reimbursement of expenses incurred by a professional person employed in a Chapter 11 case shall begin with a completed and signed cover sheet in the form appended to and made part of this rule, and shall also include both a narrative summary and a detailed statement of the applicant's services for which compensation is sought. The narrative summary shall conclude with a statement as to whether the requested fees and expenses are sought to be merely allowed or both allowed and paid, and if the latter, shall state the source of the proposed payment.

B. Narrative Summary

The narrative summary shall set forth the following for the period of time covered by the application:

(1) a summary list of all principal activities of the applicant giving the total compensation applied for in connection with each such activity;

(2) a separate description of each of the applicant's principal activities including details as to individual tasks performed within such activity. The description of each task and activity and description of results sought to be achieved and those actually achieved should be sufficient to demonstrate to the court that each task and activity is compensable in the amount sought. One such activity to be included for separate description in every narrative summary is a statement of all time and total compensation sought in that application for preparation of the current or any prior application by that applicant for compensation;

(3) the name and position (partner, associate, paralegal, etc.) of each person who performed work on each task and activity, and the approximate hours worked and total compensation sought therefor as to each person, and for their work on each such separate task and activity;

(4) the hourly rate for each professional and paraprofessional for whom compensation is requested, with the total number of hours expended by each person and the total compensation sought for each;

(5) If interim fees have previously been requested or allowed to the applicant, then a statement as to compensation previously sought and the amount allowed for each separate activity for which the present application seeks additional compensation;

(6) the total amount of expenses for which reimbursement is sought, supported by a statement of those expenses, including what if any additional charges are added to the actual cost to applicant; and

(7) If the detailed statement of services shows research performed or a memorandum of law prepared, there should be included in the narrative summary a list of the issues researched. If conferences are reported in the detailed statement, and not otherwise explained therein, there should be included in the narrative summary a brief description of the purposes of those conferences, together with identification of the persons who participated, and the parties each represented.

C. Detailed Statement of Services

The applicant's detailed time records may constitute the detailed statement required by Fed.R.Bankr.P. 2016(a) to be filed in support of an application, provided, however, that such statement shall be divided by task and activity to match those set forth in the narrative description. Each time entry shall state:

(1) the date the work was performed,

(2) the name of the person performing the work,

(3) a brief statement of the nature of the work, and

(4) the time expended in increments of tenth of an hour.

D. Privileged Information and Work Product

Should compliance with this rule require disclosure of privileged information or work product, then, upon leave of the judge on motion with proper notice, such information may be separately tendered for filing in camera, unless to do so would constitute an ex parte communication concerning matters before the judge. If leave is given to file in camera, such materials may be omitted from the copies served on other parties and their counsel.

E. Failure to Comply

Failure to comply with any part of this rule may result in reduction of fees and expenses allowed. If a revised application is made necessary by any failure to comply with provisions of this rule, compensation may be denied or reduced for preparation of the revision.

F. Other Applications, Modifications, or Waivers

A judge may exercise discretion to apply this rule to fee petitions filed in Chapter 7, Chapter 9, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13 cases, or may excuse or modify compliance herewith without notice or on motion of any party in interest. A judge may also excuse or modify any of the particular requirements of this rule.

Committee Note: This rule codifies requirements set forth in published precedents generally followed for several years by some judges in this District. In this codified form, it will be useful guidance to counsel who do not usually practice before the bankruptcy judges in this District.

Judges who choose not to follow this format, and those who do not need this format for small applications, may partially or wholly excuse compliance under Rule 607(f).