Local Rule Rule 4002-1: Debtor's Duties.

Rule 4002-1. Debtor's Duties.

(c) Duties Prior to Filing Petition and Schedules. Prior to filing the petition, schedules and statement of financial affairs, the attorney for the debtor shall review the petition, schedules and statement of financial affairs to determine that:

(1) The current official form has been used;

(2) The petition, schedules and statement of financial affairs have been completed and all information provided by the debtor has been accurately listed;

(3) A statutory citation is stated for all state and federal exemptions claimed;

(4) The debtor and the debtor's attorney have signed the petition at all appropriate places and the debtor has signed the schedules and the statement of financial affairs at all appropriate places; and

(5) A notice of alternative chapters under which an individual debtor(s) may proceed has been properly executed by the debtor(s) and filed with the bankruptcy petition in all individual cases.

(d) Duties After Filing Petition and Schedules.

(1) After filing the petition, the attorney shall fully cooperate with the trustee in the performance of the trustee's duties and shall keep the trustee advised of all matters pertinent to the Debtor and the administration of the estate.

(2) If the debtor operates a business, the attorney shall assist the trustee in obtaining all business records, ledgers, journals and cancelled checks of the debtor, all keys to the debtor's business, insurance policies, leases and contracts of the debtor. At the request of the trustee, such items shall be delivered by the debtor to the trustee.

(3) The attorney shall determine whether the debtor wishes to retain any assets subject to a security interest or lien, and, if so, shall contact each such creditor to determine the fair value of the collateral and whether the creditor desires for the debtor to redeem the collateral or to reaffirm the indebtedness secured by the collateral. The attorney shall determine whether such collateral is exempt property; whether there is any equity in the property for the debtor's estate; whether the property is redeemable under section 722 and whether a reaffirmation is in the best interest of the debtor.

(4) The attorney shall appear at all meetings of creditors, prepared to inform the trustee and/or the presiding officer of any agreements to redeem personal property between the creditors and the debtor.

(5) At the time of the filing of the petition, the attorney shall notify the United States Trustee if the estate of the debtor contains assets that need to be preserved or protected.

(6) In a chapter 13 case, a debtor not engaged in business seeking to incur postpetition debt, shall file, in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9013, a motion and proposed order.

(e) Debtor's Duty to Provide Personal Identification Upon Excused Absence from Section 341 Meeting. When a debtor seeks to obtain an excused absence from attending the first meeting of creditors, the debtor shall file a motion to be excused from attending the section 341 meeting. In addition, the debtor shall provide to the case trustee the personal identification required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4002(b)(1)(A) and (B), but to avoid that personal identification becoming a public record in connection with the seeking of an excused absence of the debtor from attending a section 341 meeting, in lieu of bringing the specified personal identification to the meeting of creditors, the debtor or the attorney for the debtor shall provide to the case trustee under sealed cover: (i) a picture identification issued by a governmental unit or some other personal identifying information that establishes the debtor's identity; (ii) evidence of social security number(s) or a written statement that such documentation does not exist; or (iii) such other personal identification as may be required by the United States Trustee or the case trustee. The debtor's motion shall affirmatively state that this personal identification has been served on the case trustee.