Local Rule Local Rule 1007-2: Pro Se Petitions.
Bankr. S.D. Tex. — General rule
Local Rule 1007-2. Pro Se Petitions.
(a) Any individual filing a bankruptcy petition in person at the Clerk's office shall present the filer's government issued photo identification card used for entry to the federal courthouse. The Clerk will make a copy of the presented photo identification.
(b) Acceptable identification for the purposes of this local rule includes any state driver's license, a U.S. Passport, any identification card issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, military identification, as well as any other identification acceptable for entry into the federal courthouse.
(c) The Clerk will convert the copy of the photo identification to a PDF document, which will be added to the docket as a restricted event. Once docketed, the paper copy will be destroyed.
(d) If a person fails to present acceptable identification as required by this Rule, the Clerk will note that failure on the docket sheet.