appellee a designation of the contents for inclusion in the record on appeal and a statement of the issues he intends to present on the appeal. The record shall include the contents so designated and the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and orders entered thereon. If the appellee deems any other papers to be necessary, he shall, within 7 days after the service of the statement of the appellant, file and serve on the appellant a designation of additional papers to be included. If the record designated by any party includes a transcript of any proceeding or a part thereof, he shall immediately after the designation order the transcript and make satisfactory arrangements for payment of its costs. All parties shall take any other action necessary to enable the referee to assemble and transmit the record,

Rule 807. Transmission of the record; docketing of the appeal.

The record on appeal shall be transmitted by the referee to the clerk of the district court within 30 days after the filing of the statement of the issues unless a different time is prescribed by order of the district court, and the clerk shall thereupon enter the appeal on the docket.

Rule 808. Filing and service of briefs.

Unless a local rule or court order excuses the filing of briefs or provides for different time limits:

(1) The appellant shall serve and file his brief within 15 days after entry of the appeal on the docket pursuant to Rule 807.

(2) The appellee shall serve and file his brief within 15 days after service of the brief of the appellant.

(3) The appellant may serve and file a reply brief within 5 days after service of the brief of the appellee.

Rule 809. Oral argument.

Unless otherwise provided by local rule or court order the parties shall be given an opportunity to be heard on oral argument.

Rule 810. Disposition of appeal; weight accorded referee's findings.

Upon an appeal the district court may affirm, modify, or reverse a referee's judgment or order, or remand with instructions for further proceedings. The court shall accept the referee's findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous, and shall give due regard to the opportunity of the referee to judge of the credibility of the witnesses. Rule 811. Costs.

Except as otherwise provided by law, agreed to by the parties, or ordered by the court, costs shall be taxed against the losing party on an appeal; if a judgment is affirmed or reversed in part, or is vacated, costs shall be allowed only as ordered by the court. Costs incurred in the preparation and transmission of the record, the cost of the reporter's transcript, if necessary for the determination of the appeal, the premiums paid for cost of supersedeas bonds or other bonds to preserve rights pending appeal, and the fee for filing the notice of appeal shall be taxed by the referee as costs of the appeal in favor of the party entitled to costs under this rule.

Rule 812. Motion for rehearing.

Unless otherwise provided by local rule or court order, a motion for rehearing may be filed within 10 days after entry of the judgment of the district court.

Rule 813. Duties of clerk on disposition of appeal.

Immediately upon the entry of an order or judgment the clerk of the district court shall serve a notice of the entry by mail upon each party to the appeal, together with a copy of any opinion respecting the order or judgment, and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket.

Original papers transmitted as the record on appeal shall be returned to the referee upon disposition of the appeal. Rule 814. Suspension of rules in Part VIII.

In the interest of expediting decision or for other good cause, the district court may, by local rule or order, suspend the requirements or provisions of the rules in Part VIII, except Rules 801, 802, 803, and 810, and may also order proceedings in accordance with its direction.

PART IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule 901. General definitions.

The definitions of words and phrases in § 1 of the Act govern their use in these rules to the extent they are not inconsistent with the rules. In addition, the following words and phrases used in these rules have the meanings herein indicated unless they are inconsistent with the context:

(1) "Accountant" includes an accounting partnership or corporation.

(2) "Act" means the Bankruptcy Act.

(3) "Affiliate" of a bankrupt means (A) a corporation 25 per cent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the bankrupt, or (B) a person who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 25 per cent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the bankrupt, or (C) a corporation 25 per cent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by a person who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 25 per cent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the bankrupt, or (D) a person substantially all of whose property is operated under lease or operating agreement by the bankrupt, or (E) a person who operates under lease or operating agreement substantially all of the property of the bankrupt.

(4) "Application" includes any request to the court for relief that is not a pleading or proof of claim. An application not made in open court shall be in writing unless a writing is excused by the court. An application for an order against another party may be required to be made by motion.

(5) "Attorney" includes a law partnership or corporation.

(6) "Bankrupt." When any act is required by these rules to be performed by a bankrupt or when it is necessary to compel attendance of a bankrupt for examination and the bankrupt is not a natural person: (A) if the bankrupt is a corporation, "bankrupt" includes, if designated by the court, any or all of its officers, members of its board of directors or trustees or of a similar controlling body, a controlling stockholder or member, or any other person in control; (B) if the bankrupt is a partnership, "bankrupt" includes any or all of its general partners or, if designated by the court, any other person in control.

(7) "Bankruptcy judge" means the referee of the court of bankruptcy in which a bankruptcy case is pending, or the district judge of that court when issuing an injunction under § 2a (15) of the Act and when acting in lieu of a referee under § 43c of the Act or under Rule 102.

(8) "Judgment" includes any order appealable to the district court or, if entered by a district judge when acting as a bankruptcy judge, appealable to the court of appeals.

(9) "Motion" means an application to the court for an order in an adversary proceeding or in a proceeding on a contested petition, to vacate an adjudication, or to determine any other contested matter. Unless made during a hearing or trial, a motion shall be made in writing, shall conform substantially to a pleading in form, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and shall set forth the relief or order sought.

(10) "Pleadings" include those allowed by Rule 7 (a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the petition and the responsive pleadings allowed by Rule 112.

Rule 902. Meanings of words in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when applicable in bankruptcy cases. The following words and phrases used in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure made applicable in bankruptcy cases by these rules have the meanings herein indicated unless they are inconsistent with the context:

(1) "Action" or "civil action" means an adversary proceding or, when appropriate, a proceeding on a contested petition, to vacate an adjudication, or to determine any other contested matter.

(2) "Appeal" includes appeal from the referee to the district court, and "appellate court" means the district court.

(3) "Clerk" or "clerk of the district court" means an assistant employed by the referee and designated as his clerk by the referee's order, unless the offices of the clerk of the district court and the referee are consolidated or a proceeding is before the district judge.

(4) "District court," "trial court," "court," or "judge" means bankruptcy judge.

(5) "Judgment" includes any order appealable to the district court or, if entered by a district judge when acting as a bankruptcy judge, appealable to the court of appeals.

Rule 903. Rule of construction.

These rules shall be construed to secure the expeditious and economical administration of every bankrupt estate and the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every proceeding in bankruptcy.

Rule 904. General requirements of form.

(a) Legibility; abbreviations.--All pleadings, schedules, and other papers shall be clearly legible. Abbrevi