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Filing an Ohio bankruptcy case under Chapter 7 stops foreclosures and creditor collections. Filing may be
accomplished partially, that is, by submitting core documents and the filing fee, and supplementing within a few
days.
| The Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rules, under Rule 6(a) provide "The clerk shall be under
no duty to file paperwork submitted to the clerk in disarray. The attorney filing any voluntary or involuntary
petition shall personally review all petitions, schedules, statements and other supporting documents
before delivery to the clerk and shall ensure that all carbon paper shall have been removed and that
all such paperwork shall be arranged in logical order. An original and four (4) copies of a petition, schedules,
statements and other supporting documents under chapter 7, chapter 12 and chapter 13 of the code shall be
filed. An original and six (6) copies of a petition, schedules, statements and other supporting documents
shall be filed in all chapter 9 and chapter 11 cases." |
Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed
electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On
03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys
Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under
circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in
Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be
filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit
shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."
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