Please see the Instructions for Creating a Mailing Matrix located on the Forms page of this website for specifications for the mailing/creditor matrix.  A mailing/creditor matrix is required to be filed WITH the voluntary bankruptcy petition in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(a)(1) and 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(A). 

Obtaining a Mailing Matrix for Service

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005 established a National Creditor Register Service (NCRS) which allows creditors to register a “preferred” address for receiving mail from the Courts.  The preferred address registered with the NCRS will appear on the mailing matrix generated from CM/ECF.  It is essential that a new mailing matrix be obtained from CM/ECF for each instance of service to ensure service to the most recent and correct addresses. 

Official Mailing Matrix:  The query for the Official Mailing Matrix defaults to “all” to include all parties, parties in interest, and creditors in a bankruptcy case, as well as any parties or entities automatically added by the court (“special mailing groups”).  The matrix generated using this option includes notations regarding parties who will receive electronic notice of filings (“+” after name), duplicate addresses (“(d)” before name), and substitutions of a preferred address (“(p)” before name).

List of Creditors:  The mailing matrix generated via the “List of Creditors” menu option includes only creditors.  This matrix will not include any parties, parties in interest, or other non-creditors in the case. 

Electronic & Manual Service Lists:  The “Electronic & Manual Service Lists” link provides email addresses of parties in a case who will receive electronic service.  This list does not include creditors.

Matrices may be printed in a “3 column” format or a pipe-delimited “raw data format.”  The 3-column format can be printed on labels and are compatible with a 30-label sheet of 1” x 2-5/8” labels (Avery 8160 or equivalent).