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Rule 1007-2 DISCLOSURE OF RELATED CASES AND PROCEEDINGS A. Duty to Disclose. At the time a petition is filed commencing a case under the Bankruptcy Code, or at any time during which a case is pending and such information becomes known, the debtor or counsel for the debtor shall file with the Court a statement disclosing the name, case number, location of the Bankruptcy Court having jurisdiction, and the name of the Bankruptcy Judge to whom the case is assigned for each related case that has been previously filed and that is then pending.

B. Definition of Related Case. As used in the LBR, the term "Related Case" includes but is not limited to bankruptcy cases, foreign proceedings, ancillary and other cross-border proceedings, and adversary proceedings, whether or not presently pending, involving: 1. a spouse or former spouse of the debtor; 2. an affiliate; 3. an insider; 4. the same debtor, entity, or person, including aliases or fictitious names used by that debtor, entity, or person, having previously filed a case or proceeding whether in this or any other district.