STEP 1     Click on the Bankruptcy hyperlink on the CM/ECF Main Menu. (See Figure 1.)

Figure 1

        STEP 2    The Bankruptcy Events menu displays. (See Figure 2.)

  Figure 2

• Click on the Miscellaneous hyperlink.

        STEP 3     The Case Number prompt screen appears. (See Figure 3.)

  Figure 3

• Enter the case number or accept the displayed one if it is correct..
• Click on the [Next] button to continue.

         STEP 4     The Miscellaneous Event Selection screen appears. (See Figure 4.)

  Figure 4

• As always, first double-check to insure this is the correct case.
   
• Type “pet” in the event search box.
• Click on the Petition Completed event in the Available Events box.
• Click on the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 5    The Joint Filing screen appears.  (See Figure 5.)

  Figure 5

• Check the Joint filing with other attorney(s) box if it is appropriate.
• Click on the [Next] button to continue.

        STEP 6     The Select the Party screen is displayed.   (See Figure 6.)     

 
Figure 6

• Select the debtor(s) as the filing party. Use the Ctrl-click method for selecting multiple entries.

Note: The debtor(s) must be in the list. If not, you entered wrong case number!

• Click on the [Next] button to continue.

        STEP 7     The Select the pdf screen appears. (See Figure 7.)

  Figure 7

NOTE: You would identify the pdf file containing the last items needed to complete this case.

• See the Browse Process for details on selecting the pdf file to be uploaded.
• After identifying the file, click on the [Next] button to continue.

         STEP 8     The Summary of Schedules screen appears.  (See Figure 8.)

Figure 8

• Since you are declaring the case as complete, all the fields on this screen must be complete even if they only contain zero(es).
• If a value displayed is incorrect, use the Amended Schedule(s) event(s) under Miscellaneous to correct.
  Do not correct on this screen.
• Click on the Next button to continue.

        STEP 9     The Modify Docket Text screen appears.  (See Figure 9.)

Figure 9

• Review the docket text. If problems, go back to appropriate previous screen and correct.
   
• Although it would be acceptable, adding text describing the items uploaded is not necessary.
• Click on the [Next] button to continue.

        STEP 10     The Final Docket Text screen appears.  (See Figure 10.)

Figure 10

• If any text is missing or incorrect, go back to previous screen(s) and correct.
   
• Click on the [Next] button to complete this filing.

        STEP 11     The Notice of Electronic Filing appears. (See Figure 11.)

Figure 11

• This screen details the pleading and displays its Document Number which would be used if an subsequent pleading was filed that related to this pleading.

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