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Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9004

General Requirements of Form

activein force · 2024-12-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) LEGIBILITY; ABBREVIATIONS. A petition, pleading, schedule, or

other document must be clearly legible. Commonly used English

abbreviations are acceptable.

(b) CAPTION. A document presented for filing must contain a caption that sets forth:

(1) the court’s name;

(2) the case’s title;

(3) the case number and, if appropriate, adversary-proceeding number; and

(4) a brief designation of the document’s character.

(As amended Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)

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Retrieved: 2026-09-03
Edition: 2026-08-19
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