IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA IN THE MATTER OF ) THE AUTHORITY OF BANKRUPTCY ) JUDGES TO CONDUCT TRIAL ) BY JURY, )GENERAL ORDER 95- 03 ) Whereas, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103- 394 was effective October 22, 1994, for bankruptcy cases filed on o r after that date, and Whereas, the Act, at Section 112, amends Section 157 of Title 28, United States Code, by adding subsection (e) to provide (e) If the right to a jury trial applies in a proceeding that may be heard under this sectiion by a bankruptcy judge, the bankruptcy judge may conduct the jury trial if specifically designated to exercise such jurisdiction by the district court and with the express consent of all the parties. Now, therefore, pursuant to such statutory authority, the judges of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska do specifically designate the bankruptcy judges of the District of Nebraska to exercise the jurisdiction to conduct jury trials in bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings with the express consent of all o f the parties to the particular contested matter or adversary proceeding. DATED: January 9 , 1995. BY THE COURT: (signed) WILLIAM G. CAMBRIDGE, Chief Judge United States District Court (signed) LYLE E STROM United States District Judge (signed) RICHARD G. KOPF United States District Judge (signed) THOMAS M. SHANAHAN United States District Judge