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LBR 7003.1 COMMENCEMENT OF ADVERSARY PROCEEDING

(a) Cover Sheet. An Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheet (Form B1040) must be completed and submitted with any complaint commencing an action or any notice of removal from state court.

(b) Case Number System. The clerk will assign each adversary proceeding a number that begins with a two-digit indicator of the year in which the proceeding is filed, followed by a hyphen and the individualized case number of four digits. The four-digit individualized case numbers are as follows: • Kansas City proceedings begin with a "6" (e.g., 24-6001); • Topeka proceedings begin with a "7" (e.g., 24-7001); • Wichita proceedings begin with a "5" (e.g., 24-5001). * * * As amended 3/17/20, 3/17/16, 10/17/05.