Local Rule 5005-1: Filing of Papers: General Requirements
Bankr. S.D. Ill. — General rule
L.R. 5005-1 – Filing of Papers: General Requirements. A. Method of Filing. Effective September 3, 2002, the Court will no longer accept paper documents for filing, except from pro se filers. Any such pro se filer wishing to file a paper document may do so by bringing the document to the Clerk's Office in either East St. Louis or Benton during regular business hours. Assistance will be provided at those locations to aid such filers in scanning and entering such documents into the Court's electronic filing system.
B. Form. All petitions, pleadings and other papers offered for filing shall meet the following requirements:
1. Legibility: Papers shall be plainly and legibly typewritten, printed or reproduced on one side of the paper only.
2. Caption: Official Forms: The caption and form of all petitions, pleadings, schedules and other papers shall be in substantial compliance with the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Official Forms or Local Rules for the Southern District of Illinois. Each paper or set of papers filed shall bear the name of the debtor and chapter of the case. Each paper other than the petition shall also have the case number.
C. Signature. Every pleading and other paper shall be signed.