Local Rule 1009-1: AMENDMENTS TO PETITIONS, LISTS, SCHEDULES, & STATEMENTS

RULE 1009-1. AMENDMENTS TO PETITIONS, LISTS, SCHEDULES, & STATEMENTS

(a) Form. Any amendment to a voluntary petition, list, schedule, or statement must— (1) be made using an Official Form to the extent possible; (2) be fully completed, rather than set forth only the edited or supplemental information; (3) contain a caption, including the debtor's name and case number; (4) indicate in the document that it is an amendment, either by checking the appropriate box on the Official Form or by including the word "Amended" in the document title; and (5) be verified.

(b) Notice of Amendment. Every amendment must be accompanied by an attached Notice of Amendment that fully identifies all changes between the former and amended document.

(c) Service. Every amendment along with the Notice of Amendment must be accompanied by a certificate evidencing service by the debtor on the trustee, if one has been appointed, the United States Trustee, and any affected entity. If the amendment is to a petition, Statement About Your Social Security Numbers (Official Form 121), or Schedule C: The Property You Claim as Exempt (Official Form 106C), the certificate of service for the amended petition, statement, or schedule must evidence service on all creditors and parties in interest because all are deemed affected by the amendment.

(d) Amendments Adding, Deleting, or Changing Address of Creditor or Party in Interest. An amendment that adds, deletes, or changes the address of a creditor or party in interest must be accompanied by— (1) the required amendment fee if adding a creditor or other party in interest (no fee required if merely deleting or changing an address); and (2) a certificate evidencing service on the trustee and the affected creditor or party in interest of a copy of— (i) the amendment and attached Notice of Amendment; and

(ii) Notice of the Bankruptcy Case issued by the clerk of court and containing the debtor's full Social Security number. The master address list for the case on CM/ECF must be updated with the new information using the Creditor Maintenance bankruptcy event, but the filing of an amended master address list is not required.

(e) Required Amendment to Master Address List. If a debtor files an original list, schedule, or statement after the issuance of the Notice of the Bankruptcy Case by the clerk of court that includes in the filing a creditor or party in interest not listed previously on the debtor's master address list, the debtor must file an amended master address list that includes the additional creditor or party in interest, pay the required amendment fee, and file a certificate evidencing service on the added creditor or party in interest of a copy of the Notice of the Bankruptcy Case containing the debtor's full Social Security number.

(f) Correction of Debtor's Social Security Number. To correct an error in the debtor's Social Security number, the debtor must submit to the clerk of court an amended Official Form 121, Statement About Your Social Security Numbers accompanied by a separate certificate of service that evidences service of the amended statement on the trustee, the United States Trustee, and all creditors and parties in interest. If the error is in the last four digits of the Social Security number, the debtor must also file an amended petition with the correct last four digits.