Local Rule Rule 1009-1: Amendment of Initial Papers
Bankr. E.D. Mich. — General rule
Rule 1009-1 Amendment of Initial Papers
(a) Procedure. An amended petition, schedule, statement of financial affairs or matrix must be accompanied by a completed form "Cover Sheet for Amendments," available on the court's website. The amended paper must be signed by the amending party. If several papers are contemporaneously amended, the amending party may file one signed affirmation relating to all of the amended papers in the same form as required on the original documents. The amended paper must completely disclose all information required by the form. A "supplemental" paper that merely provides additional information may not be filed.
(b) Service of Amendment. The debtor must serve a copy of the amendment and the "Cover Sheet for Amendments" on all entities affected by the amendment and file a certificate of service.
(c) Adding an Omitted Creditor More Than 14 Days Prior to the Meeting of Creditors. A debtor who, more than 14 days prior to the commencement of the meeting of creditors, amends a schedule to add a creditor not previously listed, must comply with subparts (a) and (b).
(d) Adding an Omitted Creditor After 14 Days Prior to the Meeting of Creditors. If an amendment adding a creditor is filed after 14 days prior to the commencement of the meeting of creditors: (1) the deadlines under F.R.Bankr.P. 4007 and F.R.Bankr.P. 4004 for the filing of complaints under § 523 or § 727, respectively, and the deadline under F.R.Bankr.P. 4003(b) to object to the debtor's claim of exemptions are extended to allow the added creditor the same number of days in which to file such a complaint or objection as the creditor would have had if the creditor had been properly scheduled when the order for relief was entered; (2) the creditor added by the amendment is entitled to examine the debtor under oath with any reasonable expense to be borne by the debtor; and (3) the debtor must serve the amended document, a notice containing a copy of subpart (d) of this rule and a copy of the notice of commencement on the added creditor and file a certificate of service.