How To ProcessOverviewUpdated: Wednesday, January 31, 2024Overview: A Certificate of Service is filed to certify that a document has been served. Any document that requires service pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or Local Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia should include a Certificate of Service (e.g. motions, applications, amendments, objections, responses and withdrawals). A Certificate of Service may be filed with and attached to the document being served. It is not necessary to file a separate document. Use Certificate of Manner of Service Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 7004, for a plan or modified plan requiring service under FRBP 7004. Forms/RulesOfficial/Local Form: Local Form - Certificate of Service Rules/Code Sections: General Order 25-2018BLR 2002-1BLR 9007-2BLR 9013-3 Filing RequirementsFiling Requirements: Local Form - Certificate of Service or document in basic captioned format, including Name of document served Name and address of each entity served Date and method of service Name, signature and address of filer DocketDocket: Ensure Filing Requirements are met Select Bankruptcy Select Other Enter case number (xx-xxxxx) Click Next Select the party filer Click Next If the party is not listed Use Add/Create New Party Click Next If you see the message: IMPORTANT: The following attorney/party association(s) will be created in this case. De-selecting a party association will result in the filing attorney NOT receiving Notices of Electronic Filing for that party. If this is a joint filing, review the list carefully to ensure that only parties represented by the filing attorney are selected. Remove the check mark from any party not represented by the filing attorney Click Next Select 0-Certificate of Service Click Next Answer the question: Are you serving a Plan, Modification Statement, or Notice of Hearing on Confirmation of Modified Plan and of Deadline for Objections on Confirmation that includes or relates to embedded requests requiring service under Bankruptcy Rule 7004? Click Next If No, you will see the message: If you are serving a Plan or Modification Statement not requiring service under BR 7004, select the plan from the following list. If you are not serving a plan, click Next. If Yes, you will see the message: Do not use this event. Use Certificate of Manner of Service instead. Click Next You will see the message: If you are serving a Plan or Modification Statement not requiring service under BR 7004, select the plan from the following list. If you are not serving a plan, Click Next. If you are serving a plan, select the plan you are serving Click Next You will see the message: If you selected a Plan on the previous screen - click Next - Do not re-enter the Plan information. If you did not make a selection, enter the name of the document you are serving in the free text box Click Next Browse to select the document to be filed (PDF) Click Next Select the category to which your event relates Click Next Select the appropriate event(s) to which your event relates (Select the document being served) Click Next Modify the docket text by using the drop-down and free text boxes to enter additional information, if necessary Click Next Verify docket text Click Next ‹ Certificate of Manner of Service Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 7004 up Change of Address (document requesting) ›
