NOTES TO RULE 1005
NOTES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RULES - 1983
The title of the case should include all names used by the debtor, such as trade names, former married names and maiden name. See also Official Form No. 1 and the Advisory Committee Note to that Form. Additional names of the debtor are also required to appear in the caption of each notice to creditors. See Rule 2002(m).
NOTES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RULES - 2003 AMENDMENT
The rule is amended to implement the Judicial Conference policy to limit the disclosure of a partyŽs social security number and similar identifiers. Under the rule, as amended, only the last four digits of the debtorŽs social security number need be disclosed. Publication of the employer identification number does not present the same identity theft or privacy protection issues. Therefore, the caption must include the full employer identification number.