If
unsure of a procedure or an event to use, please don't hesitate
to call the Clerk's office for assistance at 701-297-7100.
NEVER
file the Statement of Social Security Number (Form B 121)
electronically unless requested. This completed and
signed form should be kept in your file and produced if requested.
Judge/Trustee
Assign pertains to Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 and must be done
the same day as the case is filed.
Always
read ECF screen notes when filing documents.
Use
ECF Search feature to find an event.
Always
double check the case name and case number to be certain
you are filing the documents in the correct case.
Note:
If filing in main case, use bankruptcy case number;
if filing in an Adversary Proceeding, use Adversary Proceeding
Number. The
case number used determines where the document will be filed.
Remember
to date and type the signing person's name (i.e., John
Doe) on the signature line of all pleadings. DO NOT leave a blank line.
Always
file the main pleading first (e.g., Motion), preferably as
one PDF in this order: Motion, Notice, and Certificate (if
applicable).
The exception
to this would be: a Modified Chapter 13 Plan or Stipulation/Settlement
Agreement, which are filed first and then the Motion, Notice
and Certificate are related to Modified Chapter 13 Plan or
Stipulation/Settlement Agreement.
When
filing a document that to a previously
filed document, the reference docket number must
be selected so document relates properly, such as:
Proof of
Service ( to each
document(s) listed and mailed to parties).
Objection,
Reply or Response ( to Motion only).
Objection
to Confirmation of Plan (
to last Plan only).
Motion to
Continue Hearing ( to Motion only,
not
to the notice of hearing).
Motion to
Continue Confirmation ( to the
last Plan filed only, not
to the notice of hearing).
When
browsing for a document, always right click and open the document
to verify that:
you are the correct document to the entry.
the PDF image
contains the complete document.
none of the
pages are distorted (must be legible) or missing.
the signature
line includes the typed signing party's name (i.e., John
Doe) and is dated.
Preferably
all documents are in one PDF (i.e., Motion, Notice and Certificate
of Service), but if you are filing ,
remember to name the attachment. This is done in the Description
field (i.e., Exhibit A, Memorandum of Law, Brief). Also remember
to right click and open the document (see
#10 above).
When
amending documents, always include a brief reason for amending
in the docket text.
If
no fee is required, remove the filing fee amount from field
blank and leave the receipt field blank. When the filing fee
is exempt pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
Section 1930, then type EXEMPT in the receipt field. If "Trustee
only" requesting to defer a filing fee, then type DEFER
in the receipt field.
If
a document is filed electronically, do
not mail us the original document unless requested.
Do
not file adversary documents in bankruptcy cases. When filing
electronically, select the "Adversary"
category from the ECF menu. All
adversary filings should include the adversary caption and
adversary case number. The
case number used determines where the document will be filed.
Proposed
orders must
be in Word format and attached to an email and sent to proposed_orders@ndb.uscourts.gov.
Please insert the case number and the last name of the debtor(s)
in the subject line.