WARNING FOR ATTORNEYS AND PARTIES USING PDF-FILLABLE OFFICIAL BANKRUPTCY FORMS FROM WWW. USCOURTS.GOV

From: United States Bankruptcy Court District of Minnesota
http://www.mnb.uscourts.gov/news/warning-attorneys-and-parties-using-pdf-fillable-official-bankruptcy-forms-www-uscourtsgov

Certain versions of Adobe Acrobat and other PDF editing software allow the user to save a fillable form after data has been entered, and to edit that information at a future date. If a form with saved data is filed electronically (through CM/ECF) without first securing the electronic file by “flattening” it, the data entered can be easily removed or altered by an unauthorized third party.

Attorneys and parties using the pdf-fillable versions of the official bankruptcy forms from www.uscourts.gov should flatten the pdf file before filing it with the bankruptcy court through CM/ECF. To “flatten” the file, “print” the form to PDF (using the print dialogue box) and file the resulting document.