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Creditor\Matrix Requirement

In order to ensure that the cases you file can be properly read by the optical scanner, we ask that you observe the following guidelines:

Matrix must be typed in one of the following standard fonts, in a 10- or 12-point size:

  • Courier
  • Courier New
  • CG Times
  • Letter Gothic
  • Times New Roman

Matrix should be typed in a single column, down the center of the page.

Each address should not exceed a total of (five) 5 lines.

Each line in the address should not exceed 40 characters.

Creditors should be listed in single space and with a double space between each address.

Use upper and lower case letters (capital and small letters). Do not use all capital letters.

Nine-digit ZIP codes should be typed with a hyphen separating the two groups of digits.

 

Things to Avoid:

The following will prevent your list from being read by the optical scanner, requiring you to resubmit your creditors list:

Non-address data:

  • debtor
  • joint debtor
  • attorney for debtor(s)
  • account number
  • attention line
  • page numbers

Extra marks: letterhead, dates, coffee stains, handwritten marks, lines, symbols, etc.

Non-standard paper: half-sized paper, colored paper.

Poor quality type, unreadable fonts or print styles: photocopy, carbon, exotic fonts, proportionally-spaced fonts, script fonts, non-office quality printer (dot-matrix print with less than 360 dpi).

Misarranged list: paper incorrectly inserted into the printer causing list to be skewed.

Text attributes: bold, italics, underline.

Sample Fonts:

  • Courier: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.
  • Courier New: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.
  • CG Times: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.
  • Letter Gothic: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.
  • Times New Roman: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.

Sample Matrix: