Change of Address (limited users)

This procedure is for limited users only. See separate procedure if you are an attorney filer.

General Information

• Any Change of Address of any party or creditor on a case must be submitted in writing by the debtor, the trustee or the party whose address has changed. The Court cannot change an address on a bankruptcy case simply because they have been advised of a new address via a phone call or a yellow label on mail returned by the USPS.

• Users who are electronic filers and who wish to submit a change of address for themselves do not need to file a Change of Address on one or all of their active cases. Instead, they should change their address in ECF using Utilities > Maintain Your ECF Account. This change will automatically be applied to all relevant cases.

Filing Requirements

• The Change of Address must be signed by the filing party.

• The prior address as well as the corrected address should be included. Without the inclusion of the prior/incorrect address, it may be impossible for the court to determine which address should be changed, in which case the old address will continue to receive notices from the court in addition to the new address.

• A Change of Address of a creditor (unless filed by the creditor themselves) must be accompanied by a Certificate of Service showing service of the Notice of Meeting of Creditors and all other documents  previously served on all creditors, to the creditor at the new address. If the creditor has already received the Notice of Meeting of Creditors at their old address, a Statement in Lieu must be filed instead of the Certificate of Service.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Log into CM/ ECF

2.  Select Bankruptcy > Limited Users

3.  Enter the case number (e.g, xx-xxxxx).  Click Next

4.  Select Change of Address from the event list.  Click Next

5. Enter name of party filing the document and click Next

6. Browse to select the document to be filed  (pdf file).  Click Next

7. If applicable, insert text in text box. Click Next

8.  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.

Curing Deficiencies

If the Change of Address is deficient, an amended Change of Address must be filed prior to the deficiency deadline using the instructions above, or the Change of Address may be stricken.