batorideikou
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania
I recently filed a template Chapter 7 Motion to Reopen that I obtained from one of this site's members, and am a little confused about the reply I got back from the court. Verbatim, it says the following (sans justifications and spacing):
Notice Regarding Nonconforming Document
The Motion To Reopen Chapter 7 Case that submitted has been accepted for filing. This document fails to conform to either the Bankruptcy Code, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, or Local Bankruptcy Rules. Please file the documents checked below:
(for the sake of expediency and succinctness, I've only included the checked boxes' text)
- A proposed order of court should be submitted for the motion, application, objection to claim, or complaint within 10 days of the date of this notice is issued. The pleading may be stricken if the proposed order is not timely filed. The case may be dismissed without further notice if the motion requests an extension of time to complete the bankruptcy petition, and the order is not submitted within 10 days of the date of this notice.
- Other: The Document received was not signed. Please re-submit this motion with a *sic* original signature.
Now, how can my motion be accepted if the document fails to conform? Is it ONLY because I didn't sign it, or does that first "checked" reason (i.e. - the "proposed order of court...." reason) constitute something else that's wrong? Is there something else I have to file? Order of court = Motion to Reopen (since it says motion, application, etc etc next to it), or....? I have to file this in 4 days now, so any help would be appreciated. Also, it included a request for payment to reopen, so I would almost assume that the signature is what's wrong/missing, but I just want to make sure before I send a $260 check/MO and misunderstand something and then those funds get tied up or absorbed or something. Again, any "deciphering" help is appreciated.
I recently filed a template Chapter 7 Motion to Reopen that I obtained from one of this site's members, and am a little confused about the reply I got back from the court. Verbatim, it says the following (sans justifications and spacing):
Notice Regarding Nonconforming Document
The Motion To Reopen Chapter 7 Case that submitted has been accepted for filing. This document fails to conform to either the Bankruptcy Code, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, or Local Bankruptcy Rules. Please file the documents checked below:
(for the sake of expediency and succinctness, I've only included the checked boxes' text)
- A proposed order of court should be submitted for the motion, application, objection to claim, or complaint within 10 days of the date of this notice is issued. The pleading may be stricken if the proposed order is not timely filed. The case may be dismissed without further notice if the motion requests an extension of time to complete the bankruptcy petition, and the order is not submitted within 10 days of the date of this notice.
- Other: The Document received was not signed. Please re-submit this motion with a *sic* original signature.
Now, how can my motion be accepted if the document fails to conform? Is it ONLY because I didn't sign it, or does that first "checked" reason (i.e. - the "proposed order of court...." reason) constitute something else that's wrong? Is there something else I have to file? Order of court = Motion to Reopen (since it says motion, application, etc etc next to it), or....? I have to file this in 4 days now, so any help would be appreciated. Also, it included a request for payment to reopen, so I would almost assume that the signature is what's wrong/missing, but I just want to make sure before I send a $260 check/MO and misunderstand something and then those funds get tied up or absorbed or something. Again, any "deciphering" help is appreciated.
