Local Rule 5005-1: FILING DOCUMENTS – FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
Bankr. D. Vt. — General rule
RULE 5005-1. FILING DOCUMENTS – FORMAT REQUIREMENTS.
Documents and attachments filed in this Court, whether filed electronically or non-electronically, should comply with the following presentation criteria.
(a) Size and Format. The District of Vermont Local Rule 10(a) applies to the format of filings and attachments. All electronically filed documents must be filed in portable document format (PDF).
(b) Identification of Attorney and Party Being Represented. The attorney's name, current office address, e-mail address, telephone number, and the name of the party the attorney is representing, must appear below the signature line of all filings. Where the Official Form asks for the attorney's bar number, the attorney should use their state bar number.
(c) Identification of Filings. All filings must contain:
(1) the caption of the case, including the debtor's full name as stated on the petition and the chapter under which the case is currently pending;
(2) the case number, except for documents filed with or before the petition, when no case number has yet been assigned;
(3) a title describing the filing's contents and/or the relief sought;
(4) the name of the party on whose behalf it is filed;
(5) original or electronic signatures; and
(6) the title, role, or function in the case of all persons named in the filed document.
(d) Affidavits. Affidavits must be filed in support of any motion or other document seeking a factual determination by the Court and must identify the filing to which it relates by indicating that document's title and date of filing.
(e) Documents in Removed Actions and Records Transmitted from Another Court. This Rule does not apply to documents filed in actions removed to this Court or to records another court has transmitted to this Court.
(f) Parties Must File Official Forms Without Deletion or Modification. Parties may not delete or modify the text of an Official Form to reduce the scope of information provided without prior Court approval.