Amendments to Petitions, Lists, Schedules, and
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan
Text
Statements (a) General Procedure. When filing an amendment to the petition or a list, schedule, or any statement, the debtor must file the entire amended document and highlight the amendment in some fashion. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the debtor must sign every amended document. However, the debtor may attach a single signed verification if several documents are contemporaneously amended.
(b) Adding Creditors. If the amendment adds a creditor or creditors, each new creditor’s name and address must be uploaded into CM/ECF. The debtor must also promptly serve each newly added creditor with a copy of the Notice of Commencement of Case, Notice of Meeting of Creditors, and Fixing of Deadlines. (c) Service of Amendments.
The debtor must serve the amendment on the trustee and all other entities adversely affected by the amendment, and must promptly file a proof of service showing compliance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1009.