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RULE 1007-1. LISTS, SCHEDULES AND STATEMENTS A. Corporate Ownership Statement. Any corporation, other than a governmental unit, that is a debtor shall file a statement that identifies all publicly held corporations, other than a governmental unit, that directly or indirectly own ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the corporation's equity interest, or states that there are no such entities to report. The corporate ownership statement shall be made in a separate pleading to be filed concurrently with the petition on Local Form 7007.1-1. A supplemental corporate ownership statement shall be filed promptly to reflect any change in the information that is required to be disclosed.

B. Equity Security Holders List. The list of equity security holders in a Chapter 11 case required by Bankruptcy Rule 1007(a)(3) shall be filed in electronic format ("Equity Security Holders List").

C. Creditor List.

1. The list containing the name and address of each creditor required by Bankruptcy Rule 1007(a)(1) (the "Creditor List") shall be filed with the petition in every voluntary case. The official list of creditors for purposes of notice shall be maintained electronically on the ECF System and may be obtained through the ECF System.

2. The name and address of the Court, judge, debtor, and debtor's counsel, if any, shall not be listed on the Creditor List.

3. The Creditor List shall be submitted to the Clerk in electronic format.

4. Each submission of a Creditor List shall be accompanied by a Verification of Creditor List.

D. Amendment to Creditor List or Equity Security Holders List.

1. An "Amendment to" the Creditor List shall be made by filing a list containing the name and address of each creditor to be added to the list, or other amendment, accompanied by a Verification of Amendment to Creditor List, and shall be identified as an "Amendment to Creditor List."

2. An "Amendment to" the Equity Security Holders List shall be made by filing a list containing the name, address, and ownership interest of any additional security holder, or other amendment, and shall be identified as an "Amendment to Equity Security Holders List."

3. Filing an amended Creditor List or Equity Security Holders List is not permitted. See Local Rule 1009-1(A) and (D).

E. Pro Se Disclosure. An individual debtor who is not represented by an attorney shall file a "Pro Se Disclosure" on Local Form 1007-1E at the time a petition is filed. The form of "Pro Se Disclosure" shall be made available at the Clerk's Office and on the Court's website (http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov).

F. Payment Advices. Within fourteen (14) days of filing a bankruptcy petition, each individual debtor shall file a "Payment Advices Certification" in the form prescribed by Local Form 1007-1F, together with copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment (such as paycheck stubs, direct deposit statements, employer's statement of hours and earnings) received from the debtor's employer within sixty (60) days before the date the debtor filed his/her bankruptcy case. Failure to timely file the "Payment Advices Certification" shall constitute cause for dismissal of a bankruptcy case without further notice or a hearing.

G. Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities, Certain Statistical Information and Attachments. In addition to the time limits for filing certain documents set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 1007(c), in a voluntary case, the Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities and Certain Statistical Information (individuals); the Summary of Assets and Liabilities for Non-Individuals; and the Attachment to Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11 shall be filed with the petition, or within fourteen (14) days thereafter.

In an involuntary case, the Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities and Certain Statistical Information (individuals); the Summary of Assets and Liabilities for Non-Individuals; and the Attachment to Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11 shall be filed by the debtor within fourteen (14) days of the entry of the order for relief.

H. Privacy. The debtor and debtor's counsel shall redact the following personal data identifiers from tax returns or transcripts, bank statements, payment advices, and other documents before filing such documents: all but the last four digits of the social security number; all names of minor children (use minors' initials); all but the last four digits of any bank, savings or similar account numbers; and birth date except for the year. The responsibility for redacting personal data identifiers rests solely with the debtor and debtor's counsel. The Clerk will not review documents for compliance with this rule, seal documents containing personal data identifiers without a Court order, or redact such information from documents, whether filed electronically or on paper.

I. Statement About Your Social Security Numbers. An individual debtor who is not represented by an attorney should submit, not file, a Statement About Your Social Security Numbers on the appropriate Official Form to the Clerk at the time of filing the petition. When a case is filed electronically, the ECF System will allow for the manual input of the full social security number, thereby negating the need for the original Statement About Your Social Security Numbers to be submitted to the Court. The attorney of record shall maintain the original signed statement in accordance with Local Rule 9011-1.

J. Instrumentalities of the United States. Copies of the list of addresses of instrumentalities of the United States shall be made available by the Clerk upon request and are available on the Court's website (http://www.oknb.uscourts.gov).