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1 UNITED . U D STATE . ES BANK. KRUPTCY COUR. RT. D. DISTRIC. CT OF MA. ARYLAN. ND. OFFIC. CE OF THE. E CLERK. ww CE. ERTIFICA. ATES OF. F SERVIC. CE. (for Unrepresente U ed Parties Serving by Mail). M. Local Baankruptcy Rules R 7005-22 and 9013--4 require a certificate of service for f all plead dings, motions, notices, ob bjections or other papers filed withh the COURT . DESCRIIPTION: A certificate of o service is a written sttatement fileed with the COURT C establlishing that you mailed copiies of a partticular pleadding to all apppropriate parties, such as the trusteee and specific creditors. c S Local BANKRUPTCY See B Rule R 9013-55 and Federal Bankrupttcy Rule 70004 for additionaal guidance. INSTRU UCTIONS: The certificcate of servicce must be included i witth the pleadiing you are filing andd signed by you.
2 Y Certifficates of serrvice are norrmally filed as an attachhment to the documennt being servved, so they dod not requiire a separatee caption. If I a certificaate of servicee is filed on its own, howwever, a capttion must bee included. Sample S capttions can be found on the COURT 's website. w The certifficate of servvice must staate the following: The ddate and the method of service s ( ,, first class mail);. m The nnames and addresses of the t persons served; and If a pperson being served is noot a party to the case, thee recipient'ss relationship p to a party or o to the caase. For exaample, if youu send a pleaading to an attorney a for a creditor, you y will needd to includde the namee of the crediitor they represent.
3 PLE: EXAMP. CE. ERTIFICA. ATE OF SER. RVICE. I hereby ccertify that on o the day of , 2016, a copy of [inssert name off documennt being servved] was maailed first claass mail, posstage prepaiid to: Harry Broown, Esq., Counsel C for creditor c Johnn Doe 101 Someewhere Avee. Hometowwn, MD 20850. John Doee 101 Mainn Street Hometowwn, MD 208850. Julian Maayfair, Chap pter 13 Trusttee 103 Someewhere Avee Hometow wn, MD 20850. Signaturee [Type or print your name].
