FORM OF DOCUMENTS FILED OR LODGED WITH COURT, OR

SERVED (a) General. (1) Unless otherwise expressly provided by these rules, a document filed or lodged with the court, or served, and any exhibit thereto must comply with the form and format requirements contained in The Central Guide. (2) This rule does not prevent the use of Official Forms or court-approved forms in accordance with LBR 9009-1. (b) Signature of Person.

(1) General. The name of the person signing a document must be printed clearly below the signature line. (2) Facsimile or Electronically Produced Signature. Unless otherwise provided in a case, the clerk may accept documents for filing that bear a facsimile or electronically produced signature as the equivalent of an original signature, provided the filing party and clerk comply strictly with the court’s electronic filing procedures described in LBR 5005-4 for the safeguarding of documents with original signatures.