Rule 1005 — Caption of a Petition; Title of the Case

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1005

• Source: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rule: 1005
• PART X: [ABROGATED]
• Citation: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1005

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(a) CAPTION AND TITLE; REQUIRED INFORMATION. A petition’s cap-
tion must contain the name of the court, the title of the case, and
the case number (if known). The title must include the following
information about the debtor:
(1) name;
(2) employer-identification number;
(3) the last 4 digits of the social-security number or individ-
ual taxpayer-identification number;
(4) any other federal taxpayer-identification number; and
(5) all other names the debtor has used within 8 years before
the petition was filed.
(b) PETITION NOT FILED BY THE DEBTOR. A petition not filed by
the debtor must include all names that the petitioner knows have
been used by the debtor.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)