Bankr. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 1007-2 — Mailing – List or Matrix: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA (WITH AMENDMENTS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.
(a) Master Mailing Matrix. (1) Debtors Not Represented by Counsel. A debtor who is not represented by an attorney must submit a master mailing matrix with the bankruptcy petition. The matrix shall include the names and complete mailing addresses of all creditors and any general partners of the debtor; it shall not include the names or addresses of the debtor, any joint debtor, or the United States Trustee. In addition, the matrix shall be provided to the Clerk in a computer-readable format as published on the Court’s website, www.flmb.uscourts.gov. In the event a pro se debtor is unable to provide the matrix in computer-readable format, the debtor shall follow such directions as the Clerk may reasonably give to facilitate conversion of the matrix into computer-readable format. (2) Debtors Represented by Counsel. When filing a bankruptcy petition, the attorney representing the debtors shall upload the names and addresses of the debtor’s creditors via CM/ECF. (b) Chapter 11 Local Rule 1007-2 Parties in Interest List. In Chapter 11 cases, the Clerk shall maintain the list of creditors holding the 20 largest unsecured claims filed by the debtor pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(d) and shall designate this list as the “Local Rule 1007-2 Parties in Interest List” in CM/ECF. Upon appointment of a committee of unsecured creditors, the Clerk shall add the names and addresses of the committee members, counsel for the committee, if any, and authorized agents of the committee, if any, to the Local Rule 1007-2 Parties in Interest List and shall remove the names and addresses of the creditors holding the 20 largest unsecured claims. The Clerk shall also add to this list the names and addresses of parties who have filed requests for notice pursuant to Local Rule 2002-1(f). (c) Equity Security Holders Mailing Matrix. In Chapter 11 cases in which there are equity security holders (except publicly traded equity securities), the Clerk shall maintain the list of equity security holders filed by the debtor pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(a)(3) in CM/ECF and shall designate this list as the “Equity Security Holders Matrix.”
(a) Master Mailing Matrix. (1) Debtors Not Represented by Counsel. A debtor who is not represented by an attorney must submit a master mailing matrix with the bankruptcy petition. The matrix shall include the names and complete mailing addresses of all creditors and any general p