Local Rule RULE 9004-1: DOCUMENTS – REQUIREMENTS OF FORM AND CAPTION
Bankr. N.D.N.Y. — General rule
RULE 9004-1 DOCUMENTS – REQUIREMENTS OF FORM AND CAPTION
(a) Form Generally. Any pleading, motion, and other document presented for filing shall be formatted as follows:
(1) Text, whether in the body of a document or in a footnote, must be:
(A) A minimum of 12-point font;
(B) Double-spaced, except that text in a block quotation or footnote may be single-spaced;
(C) Plainly and legibly written, typewritten, printed or reproduced without defacing erasures or interlineations;
(D) Printed on only a single-side of a page; and
(E) Printed in black ink.
(2) A page must be:
(A) Formatted with a one-inch margin on all four sides;
(B) Consecutively numbered; and
(C) Letter-size, 8 ½ x 11 inch layout.
(b) Footnotes. Extensive footnotes must not be used to circumvent page limitations.
(c) Caption. The caption on a document presented for filing shall contain the name of the Court, the title of the case, case number and chapter number assigned thereto, only the last four digits of the debtor's social security number and/or taxpayer identification number and, if pertinent to an adversary proceeding, the adversary proceeding name and assigned number. The caption shall also contain a short title that identifies the document and the name of the party on whose behalf it is filed. A sample caption is as follows:
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK In re: Alex B. Casper and Alice B. Casper, (SSN: H: xxx-xx-1234; W: xxx-xx-4321) Debtors.
Case No. XX-XXXXX Chapter 13 Objection by the Chapter 13 Trustee to Debtors' Motion to Modify Chapter 13 Plan
(d) Noncompliance. The Court reserves the right to not consider a document that fails to comply with this Rule.
Comment Paragraph (c) of this Rule should be read in conjunction with LBR 9022-1. The caption for a proposed judgment affecting the title or lien on real property or for the recovery of money or property has additional requirements.