Local Rule RULE 1002-1: PETITION - GENERAL
Bankr. M.D. Ala. — General rule
RULE 1002-1 PETITION - GENERAL
(a) A case is commenced by filing the following with the Clerk of Court (the "Clerk"):
(1) a petition using the appropriate official form;
(2) a list of creditors with current mailing addresses, without including the Court, Trustee, or the Bankruptcy Administrator as a creditor; and
(3) a filing fee paid pursuant to FED. R. BANKR. P. 1006 and Local Rule 1006-1.
(b) Attorneys representing individual debtors shall have their client(s) read and affix a wet ink signature to Local Form 1, Declaration and Authorization Regarding Electronic Filing of Petition and Related Schedules & Statements, and shall file a signed copy of this declaration with the Court no later than fourteen (14) days following the filing date of the petition. Attorneys shall retain the original declaration, or a scanned image, for a period of one (1) year following the closing of the case.