Local Rule RULE 9011-1: Signing of Papers; Representations to the Court.

RULE 9011-1. Signing of Papers; Representations to the Court.

(a) Signing of Papers. All pleadings, motions, and other papers submitted for filing shall be signed by an attorney of record in attorney's name, or if there is no attorney, by the party, except that debtor shall sign the petition, schedules, statements, and plan, if any. See Signature Compliance, Mont. LBR 5005-2(c).

(b) Electronic Signatures. Any person signing a document that will be electronically filed shall use either "/s/ Joseph P. Smith [person's name]" or "Joseph P. Smith [electronic cursive signature]." This signature shall constitute the signature of the person for purposes of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011. The original declaration under penalty of perjury relating to the petition, statements, schedules, and any amendment to any of these types of documents, shall be transmitted by personal delivery, mail, or electronic means to the Clerk and, if necessary, shall be scanned into the CM/ECF system. The signature appearing on the electronic document shall be the original. The Clerk shall not retain any originally signed documents but shall return them to the submitting person, provided such person has presented the Clerk with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. If no envelope is presented, the Clerk will dispose of the document. Any password required for electronic filing shall be used only by the entity to whom the password is assigned and by authorized members and employees of an entity to whom the password is assigned.