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TNWB LBR 1002-1 COMMENCEMENT OF VOLUNTARY CASES AND FILING RELATED PAPERS

(a) Voluntary Cases. A voluntary case is commenced by:

(1) Filing a petition (Official Form B101 or B201); and

(2) Paying the relevant filing fee specified at 28 U.S.C. § 1930, or, if the debtor is an individual --

(A) filing an application to pay the filing fee in installments pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(b) (Official Form B103A); or

(B) if the debtor is seeking relief under Chapter 7, making application to have the filing fee waived pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(c); and

(3) Filing the Mailing List. See TNWB LBR 1007-1(a).

(b) Emergency Voluntary Case Filing. In the event of an emergency that necessitates the commencement of a voluntary case before the submission of lists, schedules, and statements that otherwise accompany a petition, a debtor may commence a case by:

(1) Filing a petition (Official Form B101 or B201); and

(2) Paying the filing fee, or, if the debtor is an individual --

(A) filing an application to pay the filing fee in installments pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(b) (Official Form B103A), or

(B) if the debtor is seeking relief under Chapter 7, making application to have the filing fee waived pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(c); and

(3) Filing the Mailing List. See TNWB LBR 1007-1(a); and

(4) In Chapter 11 cases, filing a list of the names and addresses of the creditors holding the twenty (20) largest unsecured claims. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(d).