In re Weigel

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBERT G. MAYER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The question presented in this chapter 13 case is whether the adoption of Fed. R.Bankr.Proc. 3002.1 requires a lender, in a case pending when the rule became effective, to file a late proof of claim so that it may comply^with the new rule. This case was filed before December 1, 2011, the effective date of Rule 3002.1. The lender had not filed a proof of claim because there was no prepetition arrearage. The bar date to file a proof of claim expired before the rule became effective. Rule 3002.1 requires lenders secured by a debtor’s principal…