Please be advised there will be no in-person 341 meetings or Court hearings until further notice. All 341 meetings and Court hearings will be conducted via telephone. Debtors are directed to contact their Attorney or visit the Court’s website for more information.

Getting Documents to the Trustee’s Office


Instructions for Uploading Documents to Trustee’s Office


Upload Documents (Attorneys Only)

This service accepts PDF formatted documents only.

Pursuant to Federal Law you are required to redact identifying information before sending your documents electronically. Documents that have not been redacted will be rejected.

  1. Log in to the Trustee’s Website (if you do not have a login please fill out the website agreement form located at here and submit according to the instructions.)
  2. Click link “document upload” in upper left corner
  3. Enter Case Number
  4. Select the type of document to be uploaded
  5. Browse for the PDF document to be uploaded
  6. Enter a description of the document to be uploaded.
    1. When submitting the following documents please follow the instructions for what the description box should state below:

      PLEASE ENTER INFORMATION IN ALL CAPS and MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY

      Please be clear and specific when describing documents to be submitted.

      1. Voluntary Petition and Schedules: Please indicate by stating the following: “SIGNED PETITION AND SCHEDULES”
      2. Plan: Please indicate by stating the following: “SIGNED PLAN”
      3. Letters: Please include the date of the letter with a brief synopsis of the letter contents. For example: “January 27, 2017-LIST OF DOCUMENTS”
      4. Amended Petition, schedules., and plan: Please include the number of the amendment and what exactly has been amended. For example, “1st AMENDED MEANS TEST”, or 1st AMENDED SCHEDULE I AND J,” or “3rd AMENDED PLAN”
      5. Paystubs: Please indicate which paystubs belong to which debtor by labeling it as follows: “DEBTOR PAYSTUBS” and “CO-DEBTOR PAYSTUBS”
      6. Tax Returns: Please indicate the tax year being uploaded, if it is both state and federal, and a joint return. For example: “2015 FEDERAL and STATE JOINT FILING”.
      7. Affidavit of Contribution: Please indicate the following: “SPOUSE AFFIDAVIT” “MOM AFFIDAVIT”.
      8. Bank Statement: Please group all months of bank statements with the same account number and banking institution together in one attachment. For example: “CAPITALONE ACCT 4567”
      9. Utility Bills: Please group all utility bills together in one attachment and state which bills are enclosed. For example: PSEG, VERIZON
      10. Lease Agreements: Please group all leases together and indicate how much they total, For example: LEASES TOTAL 2500.00
      11. Written Appraisal: Please indicate the nature of the property, date of appraisal and market value. For Example: “RESIDENCE, 250,000 AS OF FEBRUARY, 1, 2017”
      12. Details of loans: Please indicate the type of loan by stating the following: “CAR LOAN DETAILS.”
      13. Proof of post-petition payments: Please indicate the type of payment showing proof for, for example: “POST-PETITION MORTGAGE PAYMENTS FOR RESIDENCE.”
      14. All other kinds of document should be described based upon the nature of the document.

Please note: ONLY signed copies of the debtor(s) petition, schedules, and plan will be accepted (including amendments).

Please allow a reasonable amount of time for the documents to be reviewed once they have been uploaded

Email (Debtors Only)

  1. Email Address: Documents Email (for Debtor(s) Only).
  2. Please be advised, pursuant to federal law you are required to redact identifying information before sending your documents electronically. Documents that have not been redacted will be rejected.
  3. When sending attachments please group your attachments by category.

    For example, if you are sending bank statements covering multiple periods of time with different carriers please group them together and name them like so,

    1. 12-72476 Chase Account ending 2458 for November 2015-June 2015.pdf
    2. 12-72476 Astoria Account ending 1234 for November 2015-June 2015.pdf

    If you are sending utility bills, please group them in one attachment

    1. Simply naming it as 12-72476 Utility bills.pdf

    Please clearly name and include the case number in your attachments, so we know what the documents are before opening.

    Only signed copies of the debtor(s) petition, schedules, and plan will be accepted.

  4. Please include the debtor(s) last name and case number in the subject line of your email. With a brief description of what the email contains. For example,

    “The following documents are for the Hearing on Confirmation calendar on June 15, 2016”

  5. This email is for document retrieval only. If you expect a response from the Trustee, please attach a cover letter. Your email should only contain the following: “Please see attached documents in the above-referenced case” Any other information will not be read or responded to, unless it is included in an attached cover letter.
  6. Please be advised we only accept PDF formatted documents through this service. Documents in any other format will be rejected.

Please allow a reasonable amount of time for the documents to be reviewed once they have been sent.

Pursuant to Federal Law you are required to redact identifying information before uploading and/or sending any documents to this office.

Contact Michael J. Macco, U.S. Standing Bankruptcy Trustee