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Chapter 7 Petition Filing Instructions - California
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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT Central District of California CHAPTER 7 PETITION FORMS December 2012 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Chapter 7 Petition Package Index Chapter 7 Petition Filing Information ! Abbreviated Fee Schedule ! Order of Documents Chapter 7 Petition Forms ! Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention (Official Form B8) ! Debtor's Certification of Employment Income Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(B)(iv) ! Declaration and Signature of Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Petition Preparer, if applicable (Official Form B19, page 1) ! Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules (Official Form B6 Declaration) ! Declaration RE: Limited Scope of Appearance Pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule (LBR) 2090-1 (LBR Form F 2090-1.1) ! Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor (Official Form B203) ! Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer ! Exhibit "C" to Voluntary Petition (Official Form B1C) ! Exhibit D - Individual Debtor's Statement of Compliance with Credit Counseling Requirement (Counseling usually MUST be obtained BEFORE filing, even if certificate is filed later) ! Form 6. Schedules (Official Form B6) ! Notice of Available Chapters (Official Form B201) ! Notice to Debtor by Non-Attorney "Bankruptcy Petition Preparer", if applicable (Official Form B19, page 2) ! Schedule A - Real Property (Official Form B6A) ! Schedule B - Personal Property (Official Form B6B) ! Schedule C - Property Claimed as Exempt (Official Form B6C) ! Schedule D - Creditors Holding Secured Claims (Official Form B6D) ! Schedule E - Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims (Official Form B6E) ! Schedule F - Creditors Holding Unsecured Nonpriority Claims (Official Form B6F) ! Schedule G - Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases (Official Form B6G) ! Schedule H - Codebtors (Official Form B6H) ! Schedule I - Current Income of Individual Debtor(s) (Official Form B6I) ! Schedule J - Current Expenditures of Individual Debtor(s) (Official Form B6J) ! Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation (Official Form B22A) ! Statement of Financial Affairs (Official Form B7) ! Statement of Related Cases - Information required by LBR 1015-2 (LBR Form F 1015-2.1) ! Statement of Social Security-Number(s) (or Other Individual Taxpayer-Identification Number (ITIN)) (Official Form B21) ! Statement Regarding Assistance of Non-Attorney with Respect to the Filing of Bankruptcy Case ! Summary of Schedules and Statistical Summary of Certain Liabilities and Related Data (28 U.S.C. § 159) (Official Form B6) ! Verification of Creditor Mailing List ! Voluntary Petition (Official Form B1) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com ABBREVIATED FEE SCHEDULE1 EFFECTIVE 11/21/12 The Bankruptcy Court will accept cash, U. S. Postal Service money orders, cashier's checks issued by an acceptable financial institution, attorney or law firm checks (payable to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court) and American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA for payment of fees. Credit card transactions must be made in person by the cardholder; however, this does not apply to electronically filed documents. The Court does not accept personal checks or credit cards from debtors to pay fees. All attorney/law firm checks must include a current pre-printed name, street address, telephone number, and California attorney bar number. Please do not send cash through the mail. The current fees for filing documents with the Bankruptcy Court are as follows: New Petition: Chapter 7 Chapter 9 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 (Family Farmer) Chapter 13 Chapter 15 Chapter 7 Chapter 9 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 15 Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 Schedules "D" "E" "F" Master Mailing List (exceptions listed in "Miscellaneous Fee Schedule") Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property Motion to Terminate, Annul, Modify, or Condition the Automatic Stay Motion to Withdraw Reference Abstract of Judgment Appeal* Certification Complaint (Adversary Proceeding) Cross-Appeal* Exemplification Filing or Indexing of Miscellaneous Paper Issuance of Out of District Subpoena Photocopies Made by Court Personnel (per page) Printed Copies from Courthouse Public Terminal (per page) Registration of Judgment from Another District Reproduction of Audio Recording (regardless of the medium) Retrieval of Archived File Returned Check Charge Search of Court Records (each name/item searched) 1. 2. Case Reopening:2 Case Conversions: Amendments: Motions: $ 306.00 $1,213.00 $1,213.00 $ 246.00 $ 281.00 $1,213.00 $ 260.00 $ 1,000.00 $1,167.00 $ 200.00 $ 235.00 $ 1,000.00 None $ 922.00 $ 15.00 $ 60.00 $ 932.00 $ 25.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 176.00 $ 176.00 $ 176.00 $ 9.00 $ 298.00 $ 11.00 $ 293.00 $ 298.00 $ 21.00 $ 46.00 $ 46.00 $ 0.50 $ 0.10 $ 46.00 $ 30.00 $ 53.00 $ 53.00 $ 30.00 Other: Issued in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1930(b) and FRBP 1006. The Court collects this fee unless the reopening is to correct an administrative error or for actions related to the debtor's discharge. * If the Court of Appeals authorizes a direct appeal, or direct cross appeal, an additional fee of $157.00 will be collected by the bankruptcy clerk. Chapter 7 December 2012 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Order of Documents - Chapter 7 ! An original and one copy is required at the time of filing. ! Papers must be assembled into complete sets. ! Pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure (FRBP) 1007-1 and Court Manual Section 2-1(b)(3), even if certain of the schedules or statements of Official Forms B6 (Schedules A through J) and B7 (Statement of Financial Affairs) are not applicable to a debtor's particular situation, they shall still be filed with either the notation "None" marked thereon or the applicable box checked indicating that there is nothing to report for that particular schedule or statement. ! The first set must be the signed original. ! Pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule (LBR) 1002-1, papers presented to the Court for filing or lodging must be on white, letter size (8-1/2 x 11 inches), single-sided, medium weight paper. 1. Petition documents shall be in the following order when filed: (A)* Statement of Social Security-Number(s) (or Other Individual Taxpayer-Identification Number (ITIN)) (required for individual debtors only, not corporations or partnerships) (If filing electronically, see Court Manual, Section 3-6(b)) (B)* Vol
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