Local Rule RULE 1002-1: PETITION – GENERAL

RULE 1002-1. PETITION – GENERAL A.Specific Requirements.

1.The petition shall conform to the Official Bankruptcy Form 101 Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy or Official Bankruptcy Form 201 Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy.

2.If the debtor is a corporation, a certified copy of the corporate action authorizing the filing of the petition shall be attached to the petition. Corporations, partnerships, and other artificial entities must be represented by counsel at all times and may not be represented by pro se individuals.

3.Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362 (i)(1) if the landlord has obtained a judgment for possession of the leasehold prior to the date of the filing of the petition against a debtor/tenant, the debtor must complete and file Official Form 101A Initial Statement about an Eviction Judgment Against You and Official Form 101B Statement of An Eviction Judgment Against you, if applicable. In cases where 11 U.S.C. § 362 (i)(1), is applicable, the Act requires the debtor to deposit with the Clerk of the Court any rent that would become due during the thirty (30) day period after the filing of the bankruptcy petition.

a)The debtor shall file and transmit contemporaneously with the petition, and transmit to the Court at same time as filed, a certified cashier's check or money order made payable to the lessor (cash is not accepted), and b)A copy of the judgment for possession.