Local Rule 2002-4: Returned Mail or Undeliverable Mail.

Rule 2002-4. Returned Mail or Undeliverable Mail.

(a) Recipient's duty to re-serve. Upon receipt of returned mail or a notice of returned or undeliverable mail from a noticing agent, the recipient shall make a reasonable effort to determine a valid address for the person or entity not served, re-serve the undelivered document at the valid address, and file a certificate of service conforming to Appendix 2J. If the Clerk or its noticing agent is the recipient of returned mail or a notice of returned or undeliverable mail from its noticing agent, the debtor, unless the Clerk has designated some other party, shall be deemed the recipient for purposes of this rule.

(b) Amendment of mailing list of creditors. If any party, including the debtor, files a certificate of service under paragraph (a) above, the Clerk shall amend the mailing list of creditors to reflect the correct address.

(c) Valid address not found. If a valid address cannot be determined under paragraph (a) above, the recipient of returned mail or a notice of returned or undeliverable mail shall file a statement conforming to Appendix 2K that lists the name of the person or entity not served, references each address at which service was attempted but not made, identifies each document for which good service has not been made to date, and summarizes the resources used to obtain a good address. The statement shall not excuse service but instead creates a record of the addresses that were determined to be invalid and the efforts made to obtain a valid address.

Practice Pointer: If the returned mail includes a notice with a last date for objections, the party re-serving the documents under paragraph (a) should contact the Court to ascertain whether a new notice with a new last date for objections is needed before the documents are re-served. This prevents a stale notice from being re-served.