Local Rule L.R. 1009: Amended Schedules and/or Matrix.

L.R. 1009 - Amended Schedules and/or Matrix. A. Content of Amended Schedule or Matrix. An amended schedule and/or matrix must include all information for the schedule as amended–not just the newly added or revised information. Along with the amended schedule and/or matrix, the debtor must file a signed declaration and/or verification (as applicable) for the amended schedule and/or matrix. Along with any amended schedule and/or matrix, the debtor must file a memorandum identifying the changes made by the amendment. If adding a creditor or creditors in a Chapter 7 case, the Notice of Amendment to Schedules and/or Matrix to Add Creditor(s) (Local Form 26) must be filed. To delete a creditor or creditors, file the appropriate amended schedule displaying the creditor's(s') name and the words "DELETE CREDITOR" along with a memorandum identifying the reason for the change(s). The memorandum must list the name(s) of the creditor(s) affected by the amendment and a description of the applicable change(s).

B. Service. The debtor must serve a notice of the amended schedule and/or a notice of the amended matrix on the Trustee. A copy of the last issued notice of commencement of case must be served with the notice along with a proof of claim form and notice of the claims bar date on any newly added creditor in any asset case. In Chapter 13 cases, the debtor must also serve a copy of the current Chapter 13 plan on every newly added creditor included in the amended document. The debtor must file a certificate of service listing the documents served in full compliance with L.R. 9004(D). The debtor must serve a copy of the amended schedules and/or matrix and any accompanying memorandum on any party requesting a copy of these documents.

C. Large Chapter 11 Cases. In any large Chapter 11 case, or a Chapter 7 case that has been converted from a Chapter 11 case, in which the Court authorizes the debtor or a noticing agent to provide notice and maintain the creditor matrix, the following procedures will apply to amended matrices: 1. When the matrix needs to be amended or corrected, the debtor must file in PDF format the amended or corrected matrix in the CM/ECF system. The debtor should not upload this amended matrix into the CM/ECF system. The filed (not uploaded) amended matrix must include all names and addresses comprising the most current list of the debtor's creditors. 2. To file the amended or corrected matrix, the debtor should use the "Amended Creditor Matrix and Verification of Matrix" event. 3. On conversion of a Chapter 11 case or within seven (7) days of any request from the Court or any other party, the debtor must file in PDF and upload (as a text file) an amended matrix as set forth in these Rules.

D. Form Notice in Chapter 7 Individual Cases. In Chapter 7 individual cases, the debtor must file and serve the mandatory Notice of Amendment to Schedules and/or Matrix to Add Creditor(s) (Local Form 26) on all creditors added to the case by an amended schedule and/or matrix. The notice should either be filed with the amended schedules or matrix using the "Amended Schedules" or "Amended Creditor Matrix and Verification of Matrix" event, or separately using the "Notice of Amendment to Schedules and/or Matrix to Add Creditor(s)" event. The additional documents referenced in the notice should not be filed with the Court.

E. Extension of Deadline for Objection to Discharge. The amendment of schedules and/or the matrix to add creditors does not extend the time for a newly added creditor or any other party to object to a debtor's discharge or to the dischargeability of a debt. If the deadline has not expired, the debtor or another party in interest may file and serve a motion requesting an extension of the deadline. If the deadline has expired, a party in interest may request an extension of the deadline to object to the discharge as provided in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4004(b)(2). The Court may rule on the motion without a hearing.