General Requirements of Form

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 30, 2025

Rule 9004.

(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.)