Local Rule RULE 1005-1: PETITION – CAPTION
Bankr. N.D.N.Y. — General rule
RULE 1005-1 PETITION – CAPTION
(a) Individual Petition. The title of a case for an individual debtor shall include all names used by the debtor during the preceding eight years. This includes trade names, aliases, maiden names, and former married names. An individual debtor may not include as a d/b/a on the second line of the voluntary petition, which forms the basis for the caption of the case, the name of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or any other separate and distinct legal entity when prompted to supply "All Other Names used by the Debtor in the last 8 years."
(b) Corporate, Partnership, LLC or LLP Petition. A corporate, partnership, limited liability corporation or limited liability partnership petition may not be combined with the petition of an individual or other separate legal entity. The caption of the petition must state the full and correct title of the entity and the entity's federal identification number.
Comment Consult LBR 9004-1 for the format of a caption on a document for filing.