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Parties Involved:
Kimberly Sabaugh
Plaintiff
Stephen Snyder
Defendant

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re

STEPHEN SNYDER, No. 05-14194

Debtor(s).

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KIMBERLY SABAUGH,

 Plaintiff(s),

v. A.P. No. 06-1045

STEPHEN SNYDER,

 

 Defendant(s).

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 Memorandum on Motion for Reconsideration

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Rule 8(c) of the Amended Operating Order governing electronic filings in the bankruptcy courts of this

district requires a Registered Participant to produce the original signed document on request by the Court. 

Likewise, Local Rule 5-2(c)(3) provides that on request of the court a party filing by fax must produce the

original transmitted document from which a fax copy was produced. While the Operating Order is clearly the

governing procedure because the declaration in question was filed electronically and not by fax, both rules

require that the document containing the actual signature be produced upon request of the court to insure that

Entered on Docket 

April 16, 2007

GLORIA L. FRANKLIN, CLERK 

U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case: 06-01045 Doc# 39 Filed: 04/16/07 Entered: 04/16/07 11:53:34 Page 1 of 2 
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a signing party has no “escape” if a falsehood is identified. The bottom line is that the court asked to see the

original signed declaration and counsel could not produce it. It therefore appears that the court properly

applied the rules in striking the declaration, especially considering its irregularities.

 For the foregoing reasons, the motion to reconsider will be denied. Counsel for defendant shall submit

an appropriate form of order.

Dated: April 16, 2007

SAlan Jaroslovsky

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge 

 

Case: 06-01045 Doc# 39 Filed: 04/16/07 Entered: 04/16/07 11:53:34 Page 2 of 2