Involuntary Case Opening
Click on the Bankruptcy hyperlink on the CM/ECF Main Menu Bar.
The BANKRUPTCY EVENTS screen displays.
Click Open an Involuntary Case hyperlink.
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Select Chapter type.
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Click Next.
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Search for a debtor, if not found add/create new party.
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Click Submit.
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Search for a petitioning creditor, if not found add/create new party.
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Click Submit.
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Check the box next to the user opening the case is the filing attorney for this party.
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Click Submit.
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Search for additional petitioning creditors, if none click End petitioning creditor selection.
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System will display the Divisional Office assignment.
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Click Next.
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System will display STATISTICAL DATA click appropriate boxes.
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Click Next.
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Select Nature of debt.
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Click Next.
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Select browse to associate the pdf.
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Click Next.
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Click Next.
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Review final docket text.
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Click Next.
