Rule · Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9004 — General Requirements of Form
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9004
- Type
- Rule
- Source
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
- Current through
- Nov 10, 2026 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
(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.
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Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9004 — General Requirements of Form is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.