Order Establishing Procedures To Permit Monthly Payment Of Interim Fee Applications Of Chapter 11 Professionals {LF-91}

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA www.flsb.uscourts.gov In re: Chapter 11 Case No. Debtor. / ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO PERMIT MONTHLY PAYMENT OF INTERIM FEE APPLICATIONS OF CHAPTER 11 PROFESSIONALS THIS CAUSE came for hearing before the Court on at a.m/p.m. in , Florida upon the Debtor's Motion to Establish Procedures to Permit Monthly Payment of Interim Fee Applications of Chapter 11 Professionals pursuant to Local Rule 2016-1 (B)(3) (the "Motion to Establish Procedures"). The Court, having determined that the relief requested in the Motion to Establish Procedures is in the best interests of the Debtor, the estates, and creditors; and it appearing that proper and adequate notice has been given by service of the Motion to Establish Procedures on the Office of the United States trustee, counsel for each official committee [if no committee is appointed, the 20 unsecured creditors holding the largest claims], counsel for all postpetition lenders (or counsel for their agent(s)), and all parties who filed a notice of appearance, and that no other or further notice is necessary; having heard argument of counsel, and considered the record; upon the representation of the Debtor that the Page 1 of 5 LF-91 (rev. 12/01/15) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com estate is administratively solvent; finding that good and sufficient cause exists to grant the Motion to Establish Procedures it is ORDERED as follows: 1. 2. The Motion to Establish Procedures is Granted. Interim compensation and reimbursement of the Chapter 11 professionals in this case shall be in accordance with this Order. 3. Except as may otherwise be provided in Court orders authorizing the retention of specific professionals, all professionals in these cases may seek monthly compensation in accordance with the following procedure: (a) On or before the 20th day of each month following the month for which compensation is sought, each professional whose employment was approved by order of this Court authorized to seek compensation under this Order will serve a monthly statement, by hand or overnight delivery on (i) , the officer designated by the Debtor to be responsible for such matters; (ii) counsel for the Debtors; (iii) counsel for all official committees; (iv) counsel for the Office of the United States trustee,; (vi) counsel for all postpetition lenders or their agent(s); and Parties"). (b) The monthly statement need not be filed with the Court and a courtesy (anyone else the Court may designate) (the "Service copy need not be delivered to the presiding judge's chambers since this Order is not intended to alter the fee application requirements outlined in §§ 330 and 331 of the Code and since professionals are still required to serve and file interim and final applications for approval of fees and expenses in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code, the Bankruptcy Rules and the Local Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. (c) Each monthly fee statement must contain a printout or schedule of the reimbursable expenses incurred and the professional and paraprofessional time spent (in sufficient detail to allow the review of this time by the Service Parties), which shall ordinarily be for services rendered through a particular calendar month. (d) The following shall not be compensable time entries: Preparing, reviewing, or revising monthly fee statements, invoices or other informal interim compensation requests to the extent duplicative of the preparation of the related interim or final application filed with the court under § 330 of the Code (or vice versa). Page 2 of 5 LF-91 (rev. 12/01/15) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (e) Each Service Party receiving a statement may object to the payment of the fees or the reimbursement of costs set forth therein by serving a written objection (which shall not be filed with the Court) upon the other Service Parties on the last day of the month in which the statement is received. The objection shall state the nature of the objection and identify the amount of the fees or costs to which objection is made. The objecting party shall attempt in good faith to object only to the portion of the statement that is deemed to be objectionable. (f) In the absence of any timely objection, the Debtor is authorized to pay 80% of the fees and 100% of the expenses identified in each monthly statement to which no objection has been served in accordance with paragraph (e). (g) If the Debtors receive an objection to a particular fee statement, they shall withhold payment of that portion of the fee statement to which the objection is directed and promptly pay the remainder of the fees and disbursements in the percentages set forth in paragraph (f). All professionals subject to this Order shall establish a separate billing number for any time spent on the resolution of fee disputes. Any fees incurred in connection with such fees disputes shall not be paid pursuant to the monthly statement but may only be sought and paid upon the filing of an interim fee application as set forth in paragraph 3(k) below and after order of court. (h) Similarly, if the parties to an objection are able to resolve their dispute following the service of an objection and if the party whose statement was objected to serves on all of the parties listed in paragraph (a) a statement indicating that the objection is withdrawn and describing in detail the terms of the resolution, then the Debtor is authorized to pay, in accordance with paragraph (f), that portion of the fee statement which is no longer subject to an objection. (i) All objections that are not resolved by the parties shall be preserved and presented to the Court by the objecting party at the next interim or final fee application hearing to be heard by the Court. See paragraph (k), below. (j) The service of an objection in accordance with paragraph (e) shall not prejudice the objecting party's right to object to any fee application on any ground, whether or not raised in the objection. Furthermore, the decision by any party not to object to a fee statement shall not be a waiver of, nor otherwise prejudice, that party's right to object to any Page 3 of 5 LF-91 (rev. 12/01/15) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com subsequent fee application. (k) Unless the Court orders otherwise, each of the professionals utilizing the procedures described in the Order shall file int