Local Rule LBR 1002-1: Commencement of Case
Bankr. D.N.H. — General rule
LBR 1002-1 Commencement of Case
(a) Format. A petition commencing a case shall conform substantially to the most recent version of the applicable Official Bankruptcy Form available at www.uscourts.gov/formsrules/forms/bankruptcy-forms.
(b) Separate Entity Requirement. No case shall be commenced by filing a petition referring to both (i) an individual partner and the partnership as the debtor, (ii) a trust and the individual trustee as the debtor, and (iii) a limited liability company and its principal as the debtor. Separate petitions are required by each entity. No petition may be amended to add an additional entity as a debtor after the petition has been filed.
(c) Petitions by Non-Individual Debtors. A petition filed by a debtor or other party that is not an individual shall include a copy of the corporate resolution or certificate of vote permitting the filing by or on behalf of that debtor or other party.
(d) Necessity of Counsel. If the debtor is a partnership, corporation, trust or limited liability company, the petition must be signed by an attorney. In accordance with LR 83.6(c), corporations, trusts, limited liability companies and unincorporated associations may not appear pro se.