Per Local Rule 1007-2, all mailing lists must be submitted to Clerk's office in electronic format, i.e. diskette or CD with the exception of Pro Se debtors.
The name and address of each creditor shall not be more than five (5) lines.
Each line may contain no more than 40 characters including blanks.
Do not include the name and address of the debtor or the debtor's attorney to the list as they will be added by the court.
If the debtor is a corporation or partnership, the debtor must include the names and addresses of all corporate officers or general partners on the matrix.
Names and addresses should be left justified so they are flush against the left margin, with no leading blanks.
Use upper and lower case.
Avoid abbreviations unless it is part of the company's name as listed on petition
Do not use periods at the end of words or lines.
"Attention" lines should be listed on the second line if applicable.
For security reasons, please do not include account numbers with creditor information.
City, State, and Zip Code must be on the last line.
Nine digit Zip Codes should be typed with a hyphen separating the two groups of digits.
All states must be two-letter abbreviations.
Individual creditors should be separated by at least one blank line.
Do not include page numbers, headers, footers, etc.
The matrix must be saved in regular text format (.txt). Please do not save as Rich Text Format.
Application:
1. Create or open a creditor list using your word processor program.
2. Enter all names and addresses of creditors in lower and upper case.
3. Save your document by clicking on File on the word processor menu bar at the top of the page.
4. Select Save As in the drop down.
5. Browse for the folder where the document will be saved.
**NOTE: Per Local Rule 1007-2, "Except for Pro Se Debtors, all mailing lists must be submitted to the Clerk's office in electronic format (diskette or CD)."
6. Name your matrix using the last name of the debtor, i.e. Smith Matrix.
7. Before saving, click on the drop down arrow next to file type.
8. If you're saving the document in Word Perfect select ASCII text.
9. If you're saving the document in Microsoft Word click the Save As Type drop down and select Regular Text (.txt).
10. Press the Save button.
11. The document is now saved as a .txt document and can be uploaded as a Creditor Matrix file in CMECF.