Official Procedure Last Change June 20, 2011
FRBP: 3006 |
A Substitution of Appearance may be filed in any bankruptcy case where a party's original legal counsel has been replaced by another attorney, irrespective of whether the new attorney is in the same law firm or not.
The Substitution of Appearance may be filed by the new attorney or by the attorney that is being replaced.
2. Select Bankruptcy > Notices & Certifications
3. Enter case number (e.g. xx-xxxxx), click Next
4. Select Substitution of Appearance, click Next
5. External Users Only: Check box if jointly filing with another attorney, click Next. If jointly filing, select additional attorneys, click Next
6. Click to highlight Party. Click Next. If the party is not listed, click Add/ Create New Party
7. If no new attorney(s) or party was added, skip to next step. If a new attorney or new party was added to the case, check appropriate box(es) to create an association between the attorney and party, click Next. If the associations are not correct, do not check any box, click Next
8. Browse to select pdf file, click Next
9. Type the name of the attorney being replaced in the first text box and the name of the attorney that is replacing them in the second text box
10. Select the attorney or attorneys no longer associated with the case, click Next
11. Verify the final docket text; if correct, click Next to submit your document(s).
Note: The Notice of Electronic Filing displays giving you the document number. Copies of this notice are immediately e-mailed to all participants who receive electronic notification in the case.
A corrected Substitution, fixing deficient items, must be filed prior to the deficiency deadline or the original document may be stricken from the record.