Official Bankruptcy Form B5

Electronic Filing Steps

NOTE:  When entering the necessary information in the Party Information Screen, DO NOT USE ALL Capital Letters or Punctuation.

STEP 1   Click on BANKRUPTCY on the CM/ECF Main Menu Bar or place the mouse on Bankruptcy on the CM/ECF Menu Bar to receive the cascading menu selections.  

STEP 2   Select Case Opening, Click on Open an Involuntary BK case 

STEP 3   Open an Involuntary BK case screen displays

Case type always defaults to BK
Date Filed (cannot be changed)
Select the Chapter from the pick list box
      7
     11
Joint Petition, the default value remains N
Click [Next]
 

STEP 4   The Search for alleged debtor screen displays.
                 To prevent duplicate person records, a search of the database for the filer is recommended. Search can be done by:

     Social Security Number( ex. 200-22-1111)
     Tax Identification Number (ex. 00-0000000)
     Last Name or Business Name.(ex. Smith)
     First Name
     Middle Name

Enter the last name or the first few characters of the last name to search(Do not use all capital letters or punctuation). The entire business name is stored in the Last/Business name field. The field size is 200 characters
Click on the [Search] button to continue.
 

STEP 5   If there are no matches, the system will return a No Person Found message. If the party is not already in the database then click on Create New Party, Click on [Submit]
                If the party is already on the database, select it by clicking on it with your mouse. (If name and address match (exact) click on [Select name from list]

                NOTE:   Your name search while creating a new party may find more than one record having the same name you entered. Clicking on each of the names will display a window showing the party’s address information for verification.

                If none of the addresses are correct for this party click on the [Create new party] button to add a new person record with this address. 

STEP 6   The Alleged Debtor Information screen displays. 

STEP 7   If there are any Aliases, select the ALIAS button. The Alias screen displays
                You can enter up to 5 alias records on this screen. Alias Role selections include aka, dba, fdba, fka.
                Click on the [Add aliases] button.

                NOTE:    If the party has more than 5 aliases, click on the [Alias] button again and repeat the process as many times as needed.If there are Aliases, The Party Information screen appears once more. 

STEP 8   If you are finished adding information for this new party, click on the [Submit] button to continue with Case OpeningIf you did not complete a required field, you will receive a popup warning box. Click OK to proceed.

STEP 9   The Search for a Petitioning Creditor screen displays
                To prevent duplicate creditor records, a search of the database for the filer is recommended. The search can be done by:

     Social Security Number( ex. 200-22-1111)
     Tax Identification Number (ex. 00-0000000)
     Last Name or Business Name.(ex. Smith)
     First Name
     Middle Name

Enter the last name or the first few characters of the last name to search(Do not use all capital letters or punctuation). The entire business name is stored in the Last/Business name field. The field size is 200 characters
Click on the [Search] button to continue.
 

STEP 10   If there are no matches, the system will return a No Person Found message. If the party is not already in the database then click on Create New Party, Click on [Submit]
                  If the party is already on the database, select it by clicking on it with your mouse. (If name and address match (exact) click on [Select name from list]

                   NOTE:     Your name search while creating a new party may find more than one record having the same name you entered.Clicking on each of the names will display a window showing the party’s address for verification.
                                    If none of the addresses are correct for this party click on the [Create new party] button to add a new person record with this address. 

STEP 11   The Petitioning Creditor Information screen displays

      It is necessary to complete all of the required fields.
      Failure to do so will result in a popup warning box.
      Click OK to proceed.

      Check the box. The user opening the case is the filing attorney for this case. Click, [Submit]

      If you have entered all of the petitioning creditors, Click on end petitioning creditors

STEP 12   The Divisional Office will appear . It will Default to Harrisburg or Wilkes-Barre depending on which county of residence you entered for the Debtor.
                   If the default is incorrect, go back to the previous screen and check the county you selected and change it if incorrect, Click [NEXT] 
   

STEP 13   The PDF DOCUMENT SELECTION screen appears.

                   See instructions for Attaching a PDF File

STEP 14    The Filing Fee Information Screen Displays
                    Click [Next]  

STEP 15   The Modify as Appropriate screen displays, Click [Next] 

STEP 16   The FINAL TEXT EDITING screen displays.

THIS IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY CHANGES BEFORE THE CASE IS OFFICIALLY OPENED

Verify the accuracy of the docket text. This is what will print on the docket sheet.
To abort or restart the transaction, click on BANKRUPTCY on the CM/ECF Main Menu Bar. Although this can be done at any time, this is your last opportunity to change the event.
If the docket text is correct, click on [Next] to continue.
 

STEP 17   The Electronic Payment screen displays.
 

STEP 18   By selecting Pay Now, the Internet Payments Due screen displays, Check the Fees to Pay, Click [Next], on the next screen, click on Pay Now. Online Payment screen displays, complete all fields that have a red (*) and click Continue With Plastic Card Payment.  The Authorize Payment screen displays.  If you would like a receipt of your payment, enter your e-mail address.  Click in the Authorization Box.

Submit Payment.  If the Authorization Box is not checked, the screen will display again.  Your Request is being processed screen displays.  A Transaction Number will display.

1.    The NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY CASE FILING screen is then generated.

2.    The Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing is the verification that the filing has been sent electronically to the court’s database. It certifies that the petition is now an official court document. Future access to this notice is available from a docket sheet, a query or the calendar, or the Events Calendar.

Copies of this notice are immediately e-mailed to all participating CM/ECF users who have subscribed to this service.

The Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing hyperlink appears at the top of the Notice of Electronic Filing. Clicking on this hyperlink reveals a notice summarizing the pertinent details and participants of this case.

This certification was created in addition to the standard electronic notice. It can be used as an official notice of stay to stop foreclosures and other creditor actions. It can be saved or printed at the time of filing.

This Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing is available for future viewing and printing from the Query module.