Local Rule RULE 1009-1: AMENDMENT TO A PETITION, LIST, SCHEDULE, STATEMENT, SUMMARY OR MAILING MATRIX

RULE 1009-1 AMENDMENT TO A PETITION, LIST, SCHEDULE, STATEMENT, SUMMARY OR MAILING MATRIX

(a) Caption. Each amendment to a petition, list, schedule, statement, summary, and mailing matrix shall contain a caption complying with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1005 and 9004(b) and include the word "AMENDED" in the document's caption.

(b) Interlineation. No amendment by interlineations shall be permitted. The entire page or pages that the amendment affects shall be redrafted with the amendment "boxed in," and in such a manner that the amended page(s) will be complete without referring to the page or pages that have been amended.

(c) Schedules of Property ("A/B"), and Creditors ("D" and "E/F"). Each amendment to the schedules that affects the amount claimed shall be totaled on: (1) the amended schedule; and (2) the amended summary of schedules (Official Form 106Sum or 206Sum) and statistical summary of certain liabilities and related data (Official Form 106Sum or 206Sum).

(d) Mailing Matrix. Each amendment to the schedules that adds a party to the case or corrects the name or address of a party shall include an amended certified mailing matrix, listing only the new or corrected party and/or information.

(e) Amended List of Creditors. If the debtor files a list of creditors and their addresses in lieu of completed schedules as permitted by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(c), and thereafter includes a creditor in the schedules not included in the original list of creditors, the schedules shall be treated as an amendment and the debtor shall file an amended list of creditors.

(f) Amendment to Claim of Exemption. An amendment to a claim of exemption pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4003(a) shall be filed and served by the debtor or dependent of the debtor on the trustee, the United States trustee, and all creditors.

(g) Notice of Amendment. If the debtor amends a petition, list, schedule, statement, summary, or mailing matrix pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1009, the debtor shall immediately serve notice of such amendment upon the United States trustee, trustee, and any entity affected thereby.

(h) Notice of Amendment to Add a Creditor. If a debtor adds a creditor to the case, the debtor must comply with the notice procedure as described in LBR 1007-3(a).

(i) Certificate of Service. Upon filing an amendment, the debtor shall file a certificate reflecting service of the notice of the amendment upon all parties entitled to notice under paragraph (g) of this Rule or paragraph (a) of LBR 1007-3.

(j) Filing Fee. Any fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1930(b) and the appendix, must be paid at the time of the filing of the amendment.

Comment Amendments shall be filed in the form prescribed in LBR 9004-1 and in accordance with rules 1007-1 and 1007-3.

An example of an amendment that complies with this Rule appears below.