Last Updated: March 2012
Video Demonstration
Opening an adversary proceeding involves entering the necessary information regarding the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s)along with basic statistical data.
1. Click 'Adversary' on the Blue Menu Bar
2. The Adversary Events screen displays:
Click 'Open an AP Case'
3. The Case Data screen displays:
Case type (ap) and file date will display
Accept the Complaint option default of 'y' for adversary complaint. If filing a Notice of Removal, change the 'y' default to 'n' for no
Click 'Next'
4. The Association screen displays:
Enter the Bankruptcy Case Number (Lead Case Number)
The association type defaults to Adversary and must not be changed
Click 'Next' (You do not need to click 'Find This Case')
5. Verify division and judge based on the bankruptcy case number:
Click 'Next'
6. The Plaintiff Search screen displays:
Enter the name of the Plaintiff.
Click 'Search'
The search results screen displays. Scroll through the list of parties, if your party is found, highlight the name. (a window will pop-up with more party information) and
Click 'Select Name from List'. NOTE: If you select the debtor from the party list, you will not be able to remove or change the social security number/tax id number field
If the name of the plaintiff is not found,
Click 'Create New Party' (Refer to Add/Create New Party for complete instructions).
Click 'Attorney'
7. The Attorney Search screen displays:
Enter the attorneys’ last name or bar id number
Click 'Search'
The Attorney search results screen displays
Click to highlight the attorney name
Click the 'Select Name from List'
Click 'Add Attorney'
The Party Information for the plaintiff screen displays again
Add aliases, if any
Click 'Alias'
Add Last /Business name, First Name etc.
Add Role type
Add aliases to continue
Click the Review button to view parties, attorney and aliases
Click the down arrow of the 'Role in Bankruptcy Case' button to select plaintiffs’ role in the Bankruptcy Case
If a Corporate Plaintiff(s) is a division of another corporation, Click 'Corporate parent' button and add the parent corporation/company as a party to the case
Click 'Submit'
Repeat Steps 6 and 7 until all Plaintiffs’ have been added
Click 'End of Plaintiff Selection'
8. The Defendant Search screen displays: NOTE: DO NOT add an attorney for the defendant.
Enter the name of the Defendant
Click 'Search'
The search results screen displays. Scroll through the list of parties, if your party is found, highlight the name and
Click 'Select Name from List' button. Note: If you select the debtor from the party list, you will not be able to remove or change the social security number/tax id number field. If name of the defendant is not found,
Click 'Create New Party' (Refer to the Add/Create New Party module for complete instructions).
Once the defendant have been added to the case, the Party screen will display again.
Add aliases, if any,
Click 'Alias'
Add Last /Business name, First Name etc.
Add Role type
Click 'Add aliases'
Click 'Review' button to view parties, attorney and aliases
Click the down arrow of the 'Role in Bankruptcy Case' button to select defendants’ role in the Bankruptcy Case
If a Corporate defendant is a division of another corporation
Click 'Corporate parent' and add the parent corporation/company as a party to the case
Repeat Step 8 until all defendants have been added, Click 'End of Defendant Selection'
9. The Adversary Statistical Data screen displays:
Click the down arrow to reveal the list of Party Code option
1 if the U.S. is a plaintiff,
2 if the U.S. is a defendant,
3 if the U.S. is not a party to the case, accept default.
Click the down arrow to reveal the list of Nature of Suit options. NOTE: (If filing multiple natures of suit, of which one is an 'Objection to Discharge', the 'Objection to Discharge' must be the primary (1st) suit.)
The Rule 23 (Class Action) options default is n for no and should remain n for no.
The Jury Demand options defaults to none and should remain as none. Note: If you are requesting a jury trial, your request for a Jury Trial must be submitted as a separate document for the courts approval.
Demand: If there is a dollar demand in the complaint, enter the amount to the nearest thousand. DO NOT use dollar signs or commas
State Law Select 'Yes' or 'No'
Click 'Next'
If you are filing a Notice of Removal
Select event screen displays
Select 'Notice of Removal' for the drop down list
Click 'Next'
10. The PDF Document Selection screen displays:
Click 'Browse' (Refer to the Navigating through Directories module for complete instructions).
Click 'Next'
11. Important message regarding Filing fees is displays. Read the instructions to determine if filing fee are due.
NOTE: Adversary filing fees are waived for Chapter 7, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 Debtors’. Chapter 11 Debtors’ filing fees are not waived. Adversary Proceeding Filing fees are deferred for Case Trustees. Certain Filing fees are exempt under 28 USC, Sec.1930.
Select 'Yes' if filing fees are not required, or
Select 'No' if a filing fees is due
Click 'Next'
12. The Waived or Deferred or Amount Due screen displays:
If you selected 'Yes' your fees are Exempt or Deferred
Enter the appropriate category in the blank field
If you selected 'No' the filing fee amount will display and you will receive a prompt later to pay the filing fee by credit card
Click 'Next'
Click 'Next'
13. The Final Approval screen displays: Attention!! Submitting this screen commits this transaction. You will no further opportunity to this submission if you continue.
If something is not correct, click the back arrow in your browser
If the text reads correctly, click 'Next'
14. The Notice of Electronic Filing screen displays. (Refer to the Notice of Electronic Filing module for complete instructions).
15. The Internet Credit Card Program Pop-up Window displays. (The Internet Credit Card Program Pop-up Window displays. Refer to the Internet Credit Card Payment module for complete instructions).