Effective Date: December 1, 2015 Supersedes: May 27, 2011, April 26, 2013, May 8, 2014
Use this docket event to amend Schedule D,and E/F. The filing fee is to add creditors, delete creditors, change the amount of a debt or change the classification of a debt. No fee is charged to add an attorney for a creditor already listed on the original schedules.
For a change of address for a creditor use the Docket Event: Notice of Corrected Creditor’s Address. There is no filing fee with this docket event. To add an attorney for the creditor use the Docket Event: Notice Request or Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice.
Requirements for Amended Schedules Requiring Filing Fee include the documents listed. This may be one PDF file or a main document with attachments. Click here for instructions on combining PDF files.
Amended Schedules
Certificate of Service showing service of the Amended Schedules and Notice of Commencement of Bankruptcy Case (341 Notice) to chapter trustee and US Trustee and other parties affected by the amendment. Chapter trustee and US Trustee are served electronically via the CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing. Click here for sample of Certificate of Service.
Declaration of Schedules
1. Select Bankruptcy menu.
2. Select Other/Misc.
3. Enter Case Number.
4. Ensure correct case name and number match the document you are filing.
5. Select Docket Event: Amended Schedules Requiring Filing Fee.
6. Check box if joint filing with another attorney.
7. Select party filer.
Pick [Debtor and/or Joint Debtor name].
8. Browse, verify and attach the document (PDF file).
Warning message: Only list the additional or revised creditors on the PDF document you attach.
Attach supportive documents, if applicable.
Warning message appears:
Filing Fee is required immediately upon the filing of this document. Failure to pay this fee before the end of the day will result in the SUSPENSION of CM/ECF e-filing access until all outstanding filing fees are paid in full.
9. Select schedules you are amending. (You may select more than one.)
Note: This selection is required!
If you did not select one of the schedules click browser back button.
If Action Canceled/Page Expired appears when you click Back button Start Over!!
10. Do the schedule/schedules include nondischargeable debt? Select yes or no.
11. Enter dollar totals for each of the schedules you are amending.
When updating dollar amount(s) enter grand total amount, not just dollar amount of change.
Note: This information is required!
12. Add creditors. You can also add creditors using Creditor Maintenance/Upload Creditors, before docketing this event.
Enter creditors name, mailing address, and city, state, and zip code.
Note: If creditor information exceeds five lines, it will not be noticed and this prevents the remaining creditors from being noticed.
Click here for instructions on adding a party with a foreign address.
Select Creditor type – Creditor
Select Creditor committee, Yes, when adding creditor committee members.
Entity (business) checkbox is enabled when the Creditor committee, yes is selected.
13. Do you certify that all additional creditors have been uploaded to this case? Enter y or n.
If you have not added creditors and enter "y", the following warning message appears: "You must upload all new creditors before attempting to file any amended schedules. Click back browser button to correct this error".
If Action Canceled/Page Expired appears when you click Back button Start Over!!
If you are adding creditors, Yes response is required!
14. Enter payment information.
Do not enter receipt # if you will be paying via the Internet.
No fee required - Enter in Receipt # box: waived.
Only when adding attorney for creditor already listed in original schedules.
15. Verify final docket text before submitting onto case docket.
16. Pay filing fees. To see credit card screens, click here.
Attorney Filer: Select Pay Now or Continue Filing.
17. Review the Notice of Electronic Filing. It is your receipt.