(a)   This rule shall apply in adversary proceedings and contested matters.

(b)  Consent to Jury Trial Before Bankruptcy Court.

      (1)  By the Party Demanding Jury Trial.

            If a jury trial is requested in a matter pending before the Bankruptcy Court, the requesting  party
            shall  file  with  the  Court,  in  a  separate  pleading  and contemporaneously with the jury
            demand, a separate pleading entitled "Statement Regarding Consent," setting forth the following:

           (A)  whether the requesting party consents to the conduct of the jury trial by the Bankruptcy Court;

           (B)   whether the matter is one to which the Seventh Amendment right to jury trial attaches, and
                   the grounds therefor;

           (C)  whether the matter is a core or non-core proceeding, and the grounds therefor; and

           (D)  if the matter is a non-core proceeding, whether the party consents to the entry of a final
                 order by the Bankruptcy Court.

     (2)   By the Parties to the Litigation in Response to a Jury Demand.

            Within 14 days after the filing of a jury demand and the Statement Regarding Consent required under
            paragraph (a)(1) of this Rule, each party to the litigation shall file with the Court in a separate
            contemporaneous pleading, a "Response Regarding Consent," addressing each of the four matters
            referenced above.

(c)   Withdrawal of the Reference in the Event of Non-Consent.

If the Court grants the jury demand and a party has refused to consent to the Bankruptcy Court's
conduct of the jury trial, then any party may, within 14 days, file a motion to withdraw the
reference, attaching a copy of the Court' s order and a copy of the party’s refusal to consent. If
no party timely files such a motion, the Court shall strike the jury demand.

(d)   Application of the District Court Local Rules Relating to Jury Trials.

All rules relating to the conduct of a jury trial in the District Court shall apply to the conduct
of such trials in Bankruptcy Court.