Local Rule 1005-1: Petition - Caption

Rule 1005-1 Petition - Caption

(A) Initial Filing. In addition to meeting the requirements of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1005 and Official Bankruptcy Forms 16A, 16B, or 16D, as applicable, the caption on the petition must include the following:

• the debtor's name. If the debtor does not have a middle name or has only a middle initial, that fact must be indicated;

• the chapter of the bankruptcy code under which the case is filed; and, • the debtor's federal employer identification number or the last four digits of the debtor's social security number.

(B) Individual Petitions. An individual debtor may not include any corporate or partnership entity in the caption of the petition. Any individual debtor who includes a separate entity as a d/b/a or otherwise in the caption must amend the petition to delete the separate entity and provide notice of the amendment to all parties in interest.

(C) Corporate, Partnership or LLC Petition. A corporate, partnership, or LLC petition may not be combined with the petition of any individual or other entity. The caption of the petition must state the full and correct title of the entity and the entity's federal employer identification number.

A certified copy of a corporate resolution authorizing the filing must be filed with the petition of a corporation. A certified copy of a statement signed by a general partner stating that all partners have consented to the filing of the partnership petition, together with a certificate of mailing to all general partners who have not signed the petition, must be filed with a partnership petition.

(D) Subsequent Pleadings. The last four digits of a debtor's social security number or federal employer identification number, except to the extent required by 11 U.S.C. § 342 or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, is not permitted on pleadings filed after the petition.