Certificate of Credit Counseling

STEP 1

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

 
Figure 1.

 

STEP 2

Click the Miscellaneous hyperlink on the BANKRUPTCY EVENTS menu. (See Figure 2.)

 Figure 2.

 

STEP 3

The CASE NUMBER screen displays with the last case number used in this CM/ECF session. (See Figure 3.)

 
Figure 3.

• If a case number displays and is the correct case, click on the [Next] button to continue.
  
• Otherwise, enter the correct case number in YY-NNNNN format.
  
• Click the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 4

Select the Credit Counseling event from the EVENT SELECTION screen. (See Figure 4.)

 Figure 4.

• Type "cert" in the event search box to see all events with those characters anywhere
  within the event name.
  
• Click on Certificate of Credit Counseling to get it displayed in the Selected Events box.
  
• Click the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 5

The attorney JOINT FILING screen may then display. (See Figure 5.)

 
Figure 5.

• This screen is used only if another attorney is joining in a filing, such as a stipulation.
  If you are the trustee or the only attorney filing this application, skip this screen.
  
• Click the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 6

The Select the Party screen displays the electronic parties in the case. (See Figure 6.)

 
Figure 6.

• Here you would select the party(s) you represent.
  (Since joint debtors in this example, select both using your Control (Ctrl) key.)

• Click the [Next] button to continue.

STEP 7

The Select the pdf document screen will then display. (See Figure 7.)

 Figure 7.

• Use the Browse button to select the pdf file containing the Certificate.
  (See the Browse Process for details.)
  
• Once you have selected the file and return to this screen,
  Click the [Next] button to continue.

STEP 8

The Enter briefing date screen will then display. (See Figure 8.)

 
Figure 8.

• Enter the correct date using the standard MM/DD/YYYY format.
  - I entered 9/25/2008 for this example.
  
• Click the [Next] button to continue.

STEP 9

The Refer to existing event(s)? screen displays. (See Figure 9.)

 
Figure 9.

• The Certificate is definately related, or referts, to an existing document -
  that being the petition.
  
• Click in the box to indicate that you need to make the reference.
   
• Click the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 10

The Select the category screen will then display. (See Figure 10.)

 Figure 10.

• Here we use the Select the category screen to filter-in a portion of the Docket
  to make it easier to find the related document. Use the Ctrl-drag action to
  select all the categories so the petition will be filtered-in.
  
• But then to make sure only the petition is displayed, enter Documents 1 to 1.
  This will show the first document - which is always the petition.
  
• Click the [Next] button to continue.
    

STEP 11

The Select the appropriate event(s) screen will be displayed. (See Figure 11.)

 Figure 11.

• Since you filtered-in only document #1, it is shown and automatically checked. If your filter
  had brought in multiple documents, then click in the box next to document #1.
   
• Click the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 12

The Modify Docket Text screen will be displayed. (See Figure 12.)

 

Figure 12.

• No enhancement is needed. 
  
• Note the inclusion of the document this event referred to: the petition.

• Click the [Next] button to continue.

 

STEP 13

The Final Docket Text screen is presented. (See Figure 13.)

 Figure 13.

• Final chance to review and return to previous screens for any corrections.
  
• Click on the Next button to continue.

 

STEP 14

The Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) is then displayed. (See Figure 14.)

Figure 14

• Clicking on the case number hyperlink on the Notice of Electronic Filing will present the docket report for this case. Attorney users will be presented with a PACER login screen to access these features.
  
• Clicking on the document number hyperlink will present the PDF image of the application just filed. Attorney users will be presented with a PACER login screen to access these features. One free look at the document is afforded each e-mail participant.
  
• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of this notification for your records. To print a copy of this notice click the browser [Print] icon.

 

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