UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE ______________________________________________________________________________ In re Case No. Chapter ____ 13 Debtor(s). ____________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF THE ORDER FOR RELIEF AND AUTOMATIC STAY PROVISIONS COMBINED WITH RELATED NOTICES ____________________________________________________________________________________________ TO THE DEBTOR(S)’ CREDITORS AND OTHER PARTIES IN INTEREST: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: 1. The above-named debtor(s) has filed a petition under the Bankruptcy Code. 2. The filing of a voluntary bankruptcy petition constitutes an ‘order for relief’ pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 301 or 302. 3. As a result of the filing of the petition under the Bankruptcy Code, certain acts and proceedings against the debtor(s) and the property of the debtor(s) are automatically stayed by virtue of the provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). This automatic stay, which arises by operation of law and requires no judicial action, stops the collection of claims, foreclosures and repossessions (that is, lien enforcement) actions and protects the debtor from harassment by creditors. Additionally, in chapter 12 and 13 cases, special automatic stay provisions are also applicable to stop collection of a consumer debt from any individual (that is, a codebtor) who is liable with the above-named debtor. 11 U.S.C. §§ 1201, 1301. 4. Upon the filing with the Bankruptcy Court Clerk of an appropriate written motion by a creditor and after notice and a hearing, the United States Bankruptcy Court may for cause grant relief from the automatic stays for the reasons set forth in 11 U.S.C. §§ 362(d), 1201, and 1301, but such stays generally remain in effect pending order of the Bankruptcy Court. 5. If you are properly listed by the debtor in the bankruptcy schedules, you should receive in the near future, if not already, a formal notice from the Bankruptcy Court Clerk of, among other things, the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code; the case number, the date, time, and place for the meeting of creditors; bar dates concerning certain actions; and the names and addresses of the bankruptcy trustee and the attorney for the debtor. FOR THE COURT Jed G. Weintraub, United States Bankruptcy Court Clerk By:__________________________________ Deputy Clerk Date:________________________________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com