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BLR 5005-1. Format Requirements.

The following provisions govern pleadings and other papers, including motions, notices, and attachments thereto, filed in the Bankruptcy Court:

(a) Paper. All pleadings and other papers presented for filing in paper form must be on white opaque paper of good quality, 8½ inches wide by 11 inches long in size. Text and other material must be on one side of the paper only. All pleadings and other papers filed electronically must be prepared so that they may be printed on paper that is 8½ inches wide by 11 inches long in size, with margins as required below.

(b) Typing. All pleadings and other papers must be typed, printed, or legibly hand printed and should not be materially defaced by erasures and interlineation. Pleadings and other papers filed in adversary proceedings and in contested matters must have at least one and one-half spaces between lines.

(c) Margins. The first page of all pleadings and other papers filed in paper must leave a space two inches by two inches in the upper right corner of the first page for the filing stamp. Consecutive pages must be prepared with a top margin of not less than one and one-half inches. All pleadings and other papers must have a left margin of not less than one inch.

(d) Numbering. All pages must be numbered consecutively at the bottom center of the page. Attachments must be numbered consecutively within the attachment.

(e) Attorney Identification. The following must appear on every pleading and other paper that an attorney files: the attorney’s name, complete address (including post office box or drawer number and street address), telephone number, e-mail address, and either the attorney’s Georgia Bar number or, if the attorney is not a member of the Georgia Bar, the state and bar number of the bar in which the attorney is a member and regularly practices.

(f) Style. The caption of all pleadings and other papers must contain the chapter number (7, 11, 12, 13, or 15) under which the case is pending, the debtor’s name, the case number, and the initials of the Bankruptcy Judge to whom the case is assigned.

(g) Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheets. Whenever a complaint initiating an adversary proceeding is not filed electronically, the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney must prepare and submit to the Bankruptcy Clerk a fully completed Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheet (available from the Bankruptcy Clerk).

(h) Flat Filing; No Staples. All pleadings and other papers presented to the Bankruptcy Clerk for filing in paper must be flat and unfolded, must not be stapled, and must be bound at the top with a clip.

(i) Titles on Papers. All pleadings and other papers presented to the Bankruptcy Clerk for filing must bear clear designations of their content. Designations of pleadings and other papers must conform to the nomenclature set forth in Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. When a document contains multiple contents (such as an answer to a complaint and a counterclaim), all matters contained in the document must be described in the caption on the first page of the document, except that a certificate of service should not be included in the caption.

(j) List of Creditors in Main Case. In addition to the schedules, the debtor must file a list of all creditors. If the debtor files the petition initiating a case through the Electronic Case Filing Program, the list of all creditors must be filed in the format prescribed by the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures.

(k) Orders. Provisions governing electronic orders are contained in BLR 9013-2.