Local Rule RULE 1009-1: Amendments to Petition, Schedules, Master Mailing List, and Statement.
Bankr. D. Mont. — General rule
RULE 1009-1. Amendments to Petition, Schedules, Master Mailing List, and Statement.
(a) Amendments Generally. Under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1009, debtor may amend the petition, list, schedule, or statement at any time before the case is closed. Debtor shall:
(1) file a notice of amendment together with the amended petition, list, schedule, or statement (See Mont. LBF 4); and
(2) contemporaneously serve the amendment on all entities affected by the amendment;
(3) if the notice of amendment either adds creditors or parties in interest not previously included in the schedules or on the mailing list, or if the amendment corrects an address or listed debt, the notice shall explain and identify which creditors shall be added to or removed from the mailing matrix so that the Clerk can update the master mailing list;
(4) file Official Form 106 Summary or 206 Summary (as appropriate).
A party in interest that intends to amend a petition, list, schedule, or statement must file a motion in compliance with Mont. LBR 9013-1.
(b) Interlineation. No amendment by interlineation shall be permitted. The entire page or pages that the amendment affects shall be redrafted and filed, and the amendments shall be clearly identified with the word "Amended" and the date of the amendment.
(c) Denomination of Amendment. Any amended document shall clearly state that it is an amendment to the original.
(d) Notification. If debtor files a notice of amendment, debtor shall serve on any affected creditor or party in interest a copy of the following, as applicable, and file a certificate of service verifying such service:
(1) the amended list or schedule;
(2) the "Notice of Chapter [7, 11, 12, or 13] Bankruptcy Case" and
(3) the order granting discharge, if any.
Related Authority: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1009