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Notice of Revised Local Rule & Opportunity for Public Comment - Deadline: August 15, 2024

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Please take note that the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has amended Local Rule 1007-2 to the following:

All voluntary petitions for relief under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code shall be accompanied by a mailing matrix prepared on 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper listing the creditors in a single column in the center of the page using Arial, Times New Roman, or Courier in size 10 typeface at a minimum as in the following example.

EXAMPLE CREDITOR LIST:

First National Bank of Beaumont
P.O. Box 3391
Beaumont, TX 77704

George S. Bus Export Inc.
1400 Exchange Building
Buffalo, NY 10984

Hansberry's Appliance
Parts Division
400 9th Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98109

CM/ECF filers must prepare and upload a mailing matrix in a .txt file format unless specified by the Clerk.

The court hereby invites public comment on the rule change. Comments may be submitted via email to:  rulesfeedback@wiwb.uscourts.gov  or via regular mail no later than August 15, 2024, and addressed to:

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Western District of Wisconsin
Attn: Local Rules Feedback
120 N. Henry St., Room 340
Madison, WI 53703