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Amended Schedules
Pursuant to N.D. Ind. L.B.R. B-1009-1(a), “An amendment to a voluntary petition, list, schedule or statement shall be made in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1009...”. “...Each amendment shall be verified and signed as in the original document. No amendments by interlineation shall be permitted. Except by leave of court, the entire document which the amendments affect shall be reproduced. In order to accommodate the possibility of multiple amendments, each amendment shall be numerically identified.” *** This lesson will cover the filing of an amendment to schedules only. For guidance on filing the required separate notice of amendment after the filing of the amended schedules, please see separate instructions titled “Notice of Amendment”. Step 1 Click the Bankruptcy hyperlink on the ECF Main Menu. (See figure 1)
Figure 1 Step 2 The Bankruptcy Events screen displays. (See figure 2)
Figure 2 Click the Other hyperlink.
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Step 3
The Case Number screen displays. (See figure 3)
Figure 3 Enter the case number in YY-NNNNN format and click Next to continue.
Step 4
The Available Events screen displays. (See figure 4)
Figure 4 Select Amended Schedules and click Next to continue.
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Step 5
The attorney Joint Filing screen will display. (See figure 5)
Figure 5 Step 6 Leave the checkbox empty and click Next to continue.
The Select the Party screen will display. (See figure 6)
Figure 6 Select the debtors(s) and click Next to continue.
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Step 7
The PDF Document Selection screen will then display. (See figure 7)
Figure 7
Click Browse, then navigate to the directory where the appropriate PDF file is located. • To make certain you are about to associate the correct PDF file for this entry, right click on the filename with your mouse and select Open. (See figure 7a)
Figure 7a
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This will launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader to display the contents of the imaged document. Verify that the document is correct.
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Close or minimize the Adobe application and if that is the correct file, click Open on the File Upload dialogue box. (See figure 7b)
Figure 7b
Click Next to continue.
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Step 8
The Summary of Schedules screen displays. (See figure 8)
Figure 8
In the appropriate fields, update the dollar figures that are presented to properly reflect the amendment being filed and click Next to continue.
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Step 9
The Which Schedules? screen will display. (See figure 9)
Figure 9 Step 10 Enter the correct response and click Next to continue.
The Receipt Number / Payment screen displays. (See figure 10)
Figure 10
NOTE: The fee is not due if the amendment: - changes the address of a creditor, - changes the address of an attorney for creditor, or - adds the name and address of an attorney for a listed creditor. If the amendment requires a fee, the Receipt # field is left blank for payment via the internet. If the amendment does not require a fee, enter “N/A” in the Receipt # field. The link titled “List of Filing Fees and Miscellaneous Fees” will provide you with a list of filing fees.
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Enter the appropriate response in the Receipt # field and click Next to continue.
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Step 11
The Docket Text: Modify as Appropriate screen displays. (See figure 11)
Figure 11
Additional text may be entered in the box provided. Click Next to continue.
Step 12
The Docket Text: Final Text screen displays. (See figure 12)
Figure 12
This is the last opportunity to make any changes before this is officially filed on the court’s docket. Verify for accuracy. To abort this transaction at any time before clicking next, choose any menu item from the Main Menu Bar.
After verification for accuracy, click Next to continue.
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Step 13
The Electronic Payment screen displays. (See figure 13)
Figure 13
ECF will keep track of fees due. At this screen, click either Pay Now or Continue Filing. By clicking Pay Now, all accumulated filing fees will be paid via the internet. • If Continue Filing is chosen, the payment box (figure 13) will disappear, which allows you to continue with other filings until your filing session is complete. When your filing session is complete, click Utilities on the CM/ECF main menu bar and click on Internet Payments Due. You can either view the tally of fees accumulated, or click Pay Now. A history of internet payments is also available by clicking Utilities on the CM/ECF main menu bar and clicking Internet Payment History. This report displays a history of payments made via the internet in any given date range.
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Step 14
The Notice of Electronic Filing screen is then generated. (See figure 14)
Figure 14
The Notice of Electronic Filing is the verification that the filing has been sent electronically to the court’s database and is now an official court document.
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** To complete the filing of an Amended Schedule, please continue through the next steps.
Step 15 Click the Bankruptcy hyperlink on the ECF Main Menu. (See figure 15)
Figure 15
Step 16 The Bankruptcy Events screen displays. (See figure 16)
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Figure 16
Step 17 Click the Other hyperlink.
The Case Number screen displays. (See figure 17)
Figure 17
Enter the case number in YY-NNNNN format and click Next to continue.
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Step 18
The Available Events screen displays. (See figure 18)
Figure 18
Step 19 Select Update EOUST Stats and click Next to continue.
The attorney Joint Filing screen will display. (See figure 19)
Figure 19
Leave the checkbox empty and click Next to continue.
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Step 20
The Select the Party screen will display. (See figure 20)
Figure 20
Step 21 Select the debtors(s) and click Next to continue.
A Case Verification screen appears. (See figure 21)
Figure 21
This screen is designed to allow you to take a moment to verify that you are filing this document on the intended case. Verify and click Next to continue.
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Step 22
The next screen is designed to update particular information from various schedules and Form B22A. (See figure 22)
Figure 22
Update any appropriate fields that pertain to the amendment that was just filed and click Next to continue.
Step 23
Another Case Verification screen appears. Verify the information on the screen and click Next to continue.
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Step 24
The Docket Text: Final Text screen appears. (See figure 23)
Figure 23
This is the last opportunity to make any changes before this is officially filed on the court’s docket. Verify for accuracy. To abort this transaction at any time before clicking next, choose any menu item from the Main Menu Bar. After verification for accuracy, click Next to continue.
Step 25
The Notice of Electronic Filing screen displays next.
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