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RULE 1002-2. VOLUNTARY PETITION – LEGAL ENTITY

(a) The petition of a legal entity that is not an individual must include a resolution or other sufficient evidence of authority of the officer(s), director(s), manager(s), member(s) or other person as required by the relevant governing documents and/or statutes applicable to the debtor:

(i) authorizing the debtor to request relief under a particular chapter of the Bankruptcy Code; and

(ii) designating the individual authorized to sign the petition on behalf of the entity.

(b) At the time the petition is filed, the debtor must tender a proposed order designating the person identified in subpart (a) above as the individual designated to perform the duties of the debtor set out in FRBP 4002 and 9001(b)(5)(A).