2016-06-28_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1994082

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Claim Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §.503(b)(9): A claim arising from the value of any goods received by the Debtor within 20 days before the date of commencement of the above case, in which the goods have been sold to the Debtor in the ordinary course of the Debtor's business. Attach documentation supporting such claim. Creditor: A person, corporation, or other entity to whom a debtor owes a debt that was incurred on or before the date the debtor tiled for bankruptcy. 1 l U.S.C. §101 (10). Debtor: A person, corporation, or other entity to who is in bankruptcy. Use the debtor's name and case number as shown in the bankruptcy notice you received. 1 I U.S.C. § 101 ( I3). Evidence of perfection: Evidence olperfection of a security interest may include documents showing that a security interest has been tiled or recorded, such as a mortgage, lien, certificate of title, or financing statement. Information that is entitled to privacy: A Proof 'of'Claim form and any attached documents must show only the last 4 digits of any social security number, an individual's tax identification number, or a financial account number, only the initials ofa minor's name, and only the year of any person's date of birth. If a claim is based on delivering health care goods or services, limit the disclosure of the goods or services to avoid embarrassment or disclosure of confidential health care information. You may later be required to give more information if the trustee or someone else in interest objects to the claim. Priority claim: A claim within a category of unsecured claims that is entitled to priority under 1 I U.S.C. §507(a) These claims are paid from the available money or property in a bankruptcy case before other unsecured claims are paid. Common priority unsecured claims include alimony, child support, taxes, and certain unpaid wages. Proof of claim: A lorm that shows the amount ol'debt the debtor owed to a creditor on the date of the bankruptcy filing. The form must be tiled in the district where the case is pending. Redaction of information: Masking, editing out, or dcletino certain information to protect privacy. Filers must redact or leave out information entitled to privacy on the Proofof'Claim lorm and any attached documents. Do not file these instructions with your form. Secured claim under 11 U.S.C. §506(a): A claim backed by a lien on particular property of the debtor. A claim is secured to the extent that a creditor has the right to be paid from the property before other creditors are paid. The amount of secured claim usually cannot be more than the value of the particular property on which the creditor has a lien. Any amount owed to a creditor that is more than the value of the property normally may be an unsecured claim. But exceptions exist; for example, see I l U.S.C. § 1322(b) and the final sentence of 1325(a). Examples of liens on property include a mortgage on real estate a security interest in a car. A lien may be voluntarily granted by a debtor or may be obtained through a court proceeding. In states, a court judgment may be a lien. Setoff: Occurs when a creditor pays itself with money belonging to the debtor that it is holding, or by canceling a debt it owes to the debtor. Uniform claim identifier: An optional 24 -character identifier that some creditors use to facilitate electronic payment. Unsecured claim: A claim that does not meet the requirements of a secured claim. A claim may be unsecured in part to the extent that the amount of the claim is more than the value of the property on which a creditor has a lien. Offers to purchase a claim Certain entities purchase claims fur an amount that is less than the face value of the claims. These entities may contact creditors offering to purchase their claims. Some written communications from these entities may easily be confused with official court documentation or communications from the debtor. These entities do not represent the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy trustee, or the debtor. A creditor has no obligation to sell its claim. I lowever, ifa creditor decides to sell its claim, any transfer of that claim is subject to Bankruptcy Rule 3001(e), any provisions ofthe Bankruptcy Code (1 I U.S.C. § 101 et seq.) that apply, and any orders of the bankruptcy court that apply.