Local Rule Definitions: Definitions
Bankr. W.D. Mo. — General rule
Definitions File: Means "Electronic Case File" as records (with few exceptions) are maintained electronically rather than paper form. Electronic Case Files began on March 1, 2001, for all pending and new cases. Files for cases and documents filed prior to March 1 are still retained in paper form.
Filing (to file): Means transmitting documents and cases electronically via the Internet using the Court-specified, password-protected web site.
Service: Means "Electronic Service" via the Electronic Case Filing System (hereafter the ECF system). When a document is filed, attorneys who participate in the ECF system and who have entered their appearance or have filed a document in a case will receive service of the document electronically. Paper service is not needed for these participants.
Conventional Service: Means service by mail. This is needed for parties who are not participating in the ECF system and for the complaint and summons in all adversary cases. Party filers determine who needs service of the document they file. The Court may direct parties to serve notices or orders.
Matrix: A list of all creditors, interested parties, and any ex-spouses in bankruptcy. The matrix is prepared as a text (.txt) file and uploaded into the ECF system.
PDF: All documents except the matrix are prepared in Portable Document Format (pdf). This is the only type of electronic file that can be filed in the ECF system.
Signature: Means "electronic typed signature" unless local rules require an imaged or electronically-captured signature. For all documents which require a signature, the name of the signer typed below the signature line combined with the filer's use of the login and password issued for the ECF system and an imaged or electronically-captured signature if required, shall constitute the signature of the filer for all purposes, including Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011 and Local Rule 9011-1.
Verification (verified): Means a sworn statement or an unsworn declaration of the debtor attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in all petitions, lists, schedules, statements and amendments thereto pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1008.