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Response to a Motion

Updated 11/15/2020

Step-by-Step Instructions

  • Select Bankruptcy > Responses > Reference an Existing motion/application or Adversary > Answers/Response to Motions > Motion/Application
  • Enter Case Number.
  • Select Response (USE FOR ALL RESPONSES).
  • Skip the Joint Filing screen if you are the only attorney filing this document.
  • Select Party filer.  If the party is not listed, view instructions on adding a new party to the case.
  • The Attorney/Party Association screen displays if the association does not already exist. Carefully read the message in red.
  • Click Browse/Choose File and upload PDF.
  • Select Yes or No at the prompt, Is this an opposition to a motion for relief from the automatic stay or the Chapter 13 codebtor stay?
    • If Yes, at the prompt, Specify response e.g., Memorandum in Opposition.
    • If No, select whether this Is this an objection and request for hearing?
      • If Yes, at the prompt, Specify response (e.g., Objection to Motion to Transfer Case and Request for Hearing).
      • If No, at the prompt, Briefly describe the nature of your response (e.g., Opposition, Reply, Statement in Support, Objection, Joinder, etc.) and to which motion this relates (e.g., Objection to Application for Compensation).
  • Relate to the underlying motion.
  • Modify docket text to describe attachments (e.g., Memorandum, Declaration, etc.), if appropriate.
  • Verify final docket text. Click Next to complete the filing.
  • The Notice of Electronic Filing displays. This is the verification that the document has been electronically filed.