Application To Pay Filing Fees in Installments

This procedure explains how to file an application to pay filing fees in installments.

 STEP 1 Click 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 the Motions/Applications hyperlink.

 STEP 3 The CASE NUMBER prompt screen displays. (See Figure 3.)

Figure 3.

• Enter the correct case number (yy-nnnnn) including the hyphen.
  
• Click [Next] to continue.

NOTE: If the system prompts that you have entered an invalid case number, click the browser [Back] button to try again.

 

STEP 4 The Event Selection screen displays. (See Figure 4.)

Figure 4.

• Type "pay" in the event search box to narrow events displayed.
  
• Click on Pay Filing Fees in Installments event to get it displayed in the Selected Events box.
  
• Click [Next] to continue.

 STEP 5 The attorney Joint Filing screen displays. (See Figure 5.)

Figure 5.

• This screen is only used if another attorney is joining in a filing. Skip this screen.
  
• Click [Next] to continue.
  

STEP 6 The Select the Party screen displays next. (See Figure 6.)

Figure 6.

• Select the debtor you are representing and click [Next] to continue.
  
• Click [Next] to continue.
  

STEP 7 The Select the pdf document screen will then be presented. (See Figure 7.)

Figure 7.

• Use the Browse button to identify the pdf file containing your application.
  (See the Browse Process for more details.)
  
  
• Change Attachments to Document to "Yes" to attach proposed order.
  (See Attachment Process for more details.)
  
  
• Click [Next] to continue.

STEP 8 The Modify Docket Text screen appears. (See Figure 8.)

Figure 8

• Select a prefix and enhance if appropriate.
  
• If any text missing or incomplete, use the Brower's BACK button to return
  to affected screen and correct.
  
• Click on Next to continue.

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

Figure 9.

• If any text missing or incomplete, use the Brower's BACK button to return
  to affected screen and correct.
  
• To abort or restart the transaction, click the Bankruptcy hyperlink on the Menu Bar.
  
• Click on Next to continue.

STEP 10 The Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) screen appears. (See Figure 10.)

Figure 10.

• Clicking on the case number hyperlink will present the docket report for this case.
  
• Clicking on the document number hyperlink will display the PDF image of the petition just filed.
  
• To print a copy of this receipt for your records, click on the browser [Print] icon.
  
• To save a copy of this receipt to a file, click [File] on the browser menu bar and select Save Frame As.

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