FRED W. JAMISON TELEPHONE
CLERK (913) 551-6732

February 27, 2002

NOTICE TO COUNSEL REGARDING PROCEDURAL CHANGE
AS TO MOTION TO REOPEN CHAPTER 7 CASE
TO FILE AMENDED SCHEDULES ADDING CREDITORS
CLOSED CASES ONLY
Kansas City Division

Effective March 1, 2002, it will not be necessary to reopen the case, file a motion to amend, or hold a hearing on a motion to reopen a case to add creditors to a closed Chapter 7 case. The Clerk's Office will docket the amendment and add the new creditors to the creditor database. A copy of the amendment will be distributed to the U.S. Trustee, case trustee, and the Internal Revenue Service. The Clerk's Office will not provide notice of the amendment to any other parties and no further action will be taken with respect to the amendment absent a motion to reopen the case for purposes of filing an adversary complaint under Sec. 523(a)(3) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7001(6).

For further information on this topic, counsel may refer to the decision in In Re: Caldwell, Case No. 98-40285-7, Order on Motion to Reopen Chapter 7 Case to Add Creditor (Bankr.D.Kan. Sept. 30, 1998) (Pusateri, C.J.)

NOTE: A $20.00 filing fee is required for any amendment to the schedule of
creditors or list of creditors. The amendment must be signed or verified
in the same manner required for originals. A matrix containing only
the added creditors must also be submitted. See D. Kan. LBR 1009.1.