Local Rule RULE 1007-1: LISTS, SCHEDULES, STATEMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS; TIME LIMITS

RULE 1007-1. LISTS, SCHEDULES AND, STATEMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED; TIME LIMITS

(a) (a) List of Creditors and Codebtors/Matrix Within three (3) court days after entry of the order for relief(1) With a voluntary petition, the debtor shall file an original matrixa list of all creditors and codebtors to be included in Schedules D, E/F, G, and H, containing the names of all creditors and entities to be included in the aforementioned schedules and their last known, complete mailing addresses, in both .txt and PDF format, failing which the Court may dismiss the case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 109(g). The form of . This mailing list shall be known as the matrix and its format shall substantially conform to the specifications of MLBR Official Local Form 1. Any creditors subsequently added to , unlessthe Clerk permits filing the matrix in another format. Electronic filers must file the matrix shall be included in a separate list of onlyboth .txt and imaged document format.

(2) If the added creditorsdebtor fails to file the matrix with the petition, the Court may dismiss a case without notice and a hearing, unless the debtor has filed with the petition an emergency motion for an extension of time to file the matrix pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007. The emergency motion must state the cause for the requested extension and the reason why the debtor was unable to file the matrix with the petition.

(3) Any amendments to the matrix must be made in complianceaccordance with MLBR 1009-1.

(b) Answer "None" to be Stated

(4) The debtor shall complete and file MLBR Official Local Form 1, the Verification of Matrix with the matrix.

(b) Official Forms The debtor shall complete each item in the petition, schedules, and statement of financial affairs shall be completed. Items for which no other entry can be made shall be completed by the entry "none" or "in full or shall identify the item as "not applicable," whichever response is appropriate" or "none," as provided on the Official Form.

(b) (c) (c) Schedules and, Statements, and Other Documents Required In satisfaction ofaddition to the other requirements of 11 U.S.C. § 521 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007, thean individual debtor shall:

(1) (1) At least seven (7) days before the 11 U.S.C. § 341 meeting of creditors, provide to the trustee copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment from all employers, with all but the last four (4) digits of the debtor's social security number redacted. The payment advices shall not be filed with the Court unless otherwise ordered. Payment advices shall include all evidence of payment of any income from all employers the debtor received during the sixty (60) days prior to the filing of the petition; and

(c) (d) (2) File with the Court the certificate of credit counseling pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 109(h) or a request for an extension in conformity with as prescribed by MLBR Official Local Form 9; .

(3) Disclose in the petition other previous or pending bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings, whether filed in this or any other district, which are related to the bankruptcy case being filed. Related cases and adversary proceedings include those involving (a) a spouse or ex-spouse of the debtor; (b) an affiliate, as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(2); (c) an insider, as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(31); or (d) the same debtor using any aliases or fictitious names. Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may result in sanctions, including dismissal of the case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 109(g);

(4) Complete each item in the schedules and statement of affairs. Items for which no other entry can be made shall be completed by the entry of "none" or "not applicable," whichever response is appropriate; and

(5) Complete and file all other documents required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(b).

(d) (e) (d) Statement About Your Social Security Numbers Official Form 121 entitled, "Statement About Your Social Security Numbers"," when not filed with the original petition, shall be filed no later than three (3) Court business days from the date of the filing of the petition. Failure to timely comply with this requirement shall result in dismissal of the case without further notice.

(e) (f) (e) Corporate, Partnership or Trust PetitionsVoluntary Petition for Non-Individual (Official Form 201)

(1) A petition by a corporation shall be signed or verified by an officer or agent of the corporation and shall be accompanied by a copy of the resolution of the board of directors or other evidence of the officer's or agent's authority to file the petition on behalf of the corporation.

(1) (2) A petition by a partnership or a trust shall be signed or verified by a general partner, trustee or appropriate agent andnonindividual debtor shall be accompanied by evidence of the signing party'sparty's authority to file the petition, including, where appropriate, a resolution by the board of directors or other governing board.

(2) (3) A petition filed on behalf of a corporation, partnership or trust shall indicate that the debtor is representednon-individual must be signed by counselan attorney and shall stateprovide the attorney'sattorney's name, address, email, and telephone number.

(3) (4) Failure to comply with this Rule shall result in dismissal of the case within seven (7) days after the Court issues a notice of defective filing.

(f) (g) (f) Homestead Exemption Individual debtors An individual debtor who claimclaims a state law homestead exemption, other than an automatic homestead exemption under state lawMass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 4, shall provide to the trustee such documentary evidence as is necessary to establish the extent of the homestead declared no later than the date scheduled for the 11 U.S.C. § 341 meeting of creditors.

(g) (h) (g) Time Limits Upon the filing of a motion prior to the expiration of the filing deadlines, and upon a showing of good cause, the Court may excuse thea debtor may seek to be excused from filing some or all of the documents required in subsection (c). Upon the filing of a motion prior to the expiration of the filing deadlines), 11 U.S.C. § 521, and Fed. R. Bankr. P. upon a showing of cause, a debtor may seek 1007, or to obtain one or more extensions of the filing deadlines provided that the debtor statesets forth the date the petition was filed, and the amount of time requested and providefiles proof of service on the United States trustee and any appointed trustee, any committee elected under 11 U.S.C. § 705 or appointed under 11 U.S.C. § 1102 (or, if none has been appointed, the creditors included on the list of creditors filed under Fed. R. Bankr. P. of the Code,1007(d)), and any other party as the Court may direct. Failure to comply with the filing deadlines set forth in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007 and MLBR 1007-1 may result in the dismissal of the case without further notice.