The Bankruptcy Electronic Document Submission System (EDSS) is intended to allow individuals not represented by an attorney to submit on their own behalf properly signed and formatted PDF documents to the Bankruptcy Court for filing as an alternative to mailing or bringing the documents to the courthouse. All partnerships, corporations, and other business entities must be represented by an attorney duly admitted to practice as specified in SDTX BLR 1002-1. Docketing Procedure/Deadlines: Documents submitted using EDSS must be reviewed by the Clerk's Office and, if accepted for filing, will be electronically filed on the case docket. If accepted for filing by the Court, the document will be considered filed as of the date and time it was received through EDSS. A document submitted using EDSS is not officially docketed until the Clerk's Office has electronically filed the document in the CM/ECF system. Documents concerning a scheduled hearing must be submitted to EDSS no later than 10:00 a.m. three (3) business days prior to the scheduled hearing unless a different response deadline has been set by notice, applicable rules, or Court order. Failure to do so may result in denial of any relief requested in that document. Filing Requirements: Bankruptcy petitions are not permitted to be filed via EDSS. Documents can only be submitted using EDSS for existing cases. Filing with EDSS is governed by the Bankruptcy Code, Federal Bankruptcy Rules, and the Local Bankruptcy Rules. Users must comply with SDTX Bankruptcy Local Rules and documents must include a handwritten signature Users must comply with the privacy protection requirements of Fed. R. Bankr P. 9037. ECF users must file using CM/ ECF. If a document is submitted for the incorrect case, the individual must amend or withdraw the document filed in error. No changes to a document can be made once the document has been submitted through EDSS. If a document submitted using EDSS is rejected, the Clerk's Office will send a notice explaining the reason the document is being returned and not filed with the Court (e.g., no record of named debtor(s)/case number, illegible document, etc.). Only PDFs are allowed and pictures are not accepted unless converted to PDF (Apple devices | Android devices). PDFs that cannot be opened or are illegible will be rejected and will not be filed with the court. If your document(s) requires a filing fee, click here for information on current fees and payment types. EDSS CANNOT be used if: You do not have a case number for an existing case; You do not have a working email address; You are submitting a document for a non-individual (e.g., corporation partnership, LLC); or You are an attorney representing a client or you are a petition preparer. DISCLAIMER: The use of EDSS requires some computer literacy and the Court cannot help you use your own equipment. If you are not comfortable using your computer, scanning documents, and/or creating and manipulating PDFs, deliver your documents in-person or by mail to the Court. Contact information and addresses for each division are available on our website: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/address-hours-phone-information. WARNING: It is important to remember that when signing some forms to be submitted for filing, you may be declaring under penalty of perjury that the information provided is both true and correct. Federal law provides severe criminal penalties for bankruptcy crimes, which include false statements, intentionally filing false or incomplete forms, false claims, perjury, concealment of assets, filing multiple times using false information or real information in multiple jurisdictions, bribery, and filing under a fictitious name. 18 U.S.C. §§ 152 and 3571 provide penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment, a potential fine of up to $250,000, or both. **DO NOT complete the information below if you are attempting to upload a petition to open a bankruptcy case. Any petitions uploaded to EDSS will not be processed and no bankruptcy case will be opened.** Division * - Select -BrownsvilleCorpus ChristiGalvestonHoustonLaredoMcAllenVictoria Filer's Name * Debtor's Name (if different from the Filer) Filer's Email Address * Confirm Filer's Email Address * Filer's Phone Number * Case Number * Upload Documents Document 1 * Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf. Document 1 Description More Documents Document 2 Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf. Document 2 Description Document 3 Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf. Document 3 Description Document 4 Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf. Document 4 Description Document 5 Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf. Document 5 Description By clicking "Submit" below, you represent, acknowledge, and agree to each of the following: I am not a licensed attorney. I intend to file the attached document(s) with the Court. The document(s) uploaded contain my original handwritten signature where required. This filing is made in compliance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9011 and all applicable statutes and court rules. I have reviewed SDTX LBR 5005(1)(a)-(b) regarding the requirements for signing documents. I understand that the document(s) uploaded through EDSS will not be considered filed with the Court until I receive further notification from the Court. I understand that EDSS is provided as a convenience to pro se filers and that authorization to use this system may be revoked at any time in the Court's discretion. I consent, pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9036, to receive notices, orders, judgments, and other papers from the Clerk of Court by electronic transmission at the email address provided above. I understand that, by submitting documents through the Electronic Document Submission System (EDSS), I am electing to receive electronic notice from the Court and agree to the terms, conditions, acknowledgments, and authorizations contained in the Consent by Self-Represented Litigant to Receive Notice of Electronic Filing or the Debtor Registration Form for Service of Documents by Electronic Mail, as applicable, as though I had completed and signed the applicable form. Filer's Signature * Contact the Help Desk at 713-250-5507 or at bankruptcy_ecf_helpdesk@txs.uscourts.gov with any issues related to EDSS. Note, office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. CAPTCHAThis question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. What code is in the image? * Enter the characters shown in the image.
