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Bankruptcy Rule 1007(a)(1) and Local Rule
1007-2(b) of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania require that, in voluntary cases, the debtor
shall file a matrix list (arrayed in columns and rows) of
creditors with the petition. See also 11
U.S.C. ' 301(a). Section 342(d) of the Bankruptcy Abuse
Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 now requires
the Clerk of the Court to give written notice to all creditors
not later than 10 days after the filing of a petition under
Chapter 7 as to whether a presumption of abuse has arisen. See also Fed.R.Bankr.P.
5008. Those filing a Chapter 7 petition are therefore
advised to strictly adhere to the requirements of Fed.R.Bankr.P.
1007(a)(1) and L.B.R. 1007-2(b) and file a matrix list of
creditors with the petition. Failure to do so may result
in dismissal of the case for failure to comply with the Rules
of the Court.
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