Amendments to Voluntary Petition and Schedule: Adding a Creditor

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Rule Set: Local Bankruptcy Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Rule: 1009-1

Jurisdiction: EDPAB

Bluebook Citation: Bankr. E.D. Pa. L.R. Adm. R. 1009-1

(a) Service of Amendment of Voluntary Petition or Schedule. A debtor shall file and serve an amendment to a voluntary petition or schedule on those listed on the Clerk’s Service List. (b) Addition of Creditor. The debtor shall also serve an amendment adding a creditor to the debtor's schedules on that creditor.

(c) Service of Additional Documents. If the debtor amends a schedule by adding a creditor after the notice of the § 341 meeting has been given, in addition to the service required by this subdivision, the debtor shall serve the creditor with a copy of the notice of (1) the § 341 meeting; (2) any notice of a deadline for filing a proof of claim; and (3) any notice served on all creditors in the case if a deadline for creditor action stated in that notice has not yet expired or a matter described in the notice is still pending before the court. -7- (d) Payment of Fee. The debtor shall pay the fee prescribed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for filing an amendment adding a creditor or file an application for a waiver of that fee due to the debtor's inability to pay the fee. (e) Certificate of Service.

The debtor shall file a certification of service as required by L.B.R. 9014-4.

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