For an individual considering filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, identify the court's operating hours and physical address. Additionally, outline the mandatory pre-filing requirement concerning credit counseling and list the essential documents that must be filed to commence the bankruptcy case. Finally, specify where local forms can be downloaded.
Navigate to dcb.uscourts.gov. Locate and extract the court's operating hours and physical address (typically found in the footer or 'Contact Us' section). Navigate to the 'Understanding Bankruptcy' section, then select 'What Do I Need to File?'. Identify and describe the pre-filing credit counseling requirement. List the documents required to be filed simultaneously to start an individual bankruptcy case. Identify the specific page or section where local bankruptcy forms can be downloaded.
State the court's operating hours as 'Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.'. State the court's full physical address as '333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Room 1225'. Confirm that pre-petition credit counseling is a mandatory requirement for individual debtors, with a warning about case dismissal if not obtained. List the following documents as required to start an individual bankruptcy case: a completed petition, a mailing matrix and list of creditors, a Statement of Your Social Security Numbers, and the filing fee (or a properly executed application for installment payments or waiver). Identify the specific page or section for local forms as the 'Forms' page (https://www.dcb.uscourts.gov/forms) under 'Current Local Official Forms' or 'Court's Local Forms'.