Part VIII · Appeal to a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

Rule 8012. Disclosure Statement

Amended December 1, 2024 (current)

(a) Disclosure by a Nongovernmental Corporation. Any nongovernmental corporation that is a party to a district-court or BAP proceeding or that seeks to intervene must file a statement that:

(1) identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of its stock; or

(2) states that there is no such corporation.

(b) Disclosure About the Debtor. The debtor, the trustee, or, if neither is a party, the appellant must file a statement that:

(1) identifies each debtor not named in the caption; and

(2) for each debtor that is a corporation, discloses the information required by (a).

(c) Time to File; Supplemental Filing. A Rule 8012 statement must:

(1) be filed with the principal brief or upon filing a motion, response, petition, or answer in the district court or BAP, whichever occurs first—unless a local rule requires earlier filing;

(2) be included before the table of contents in the principal brief; and

(3) be supplemented whenever the information required by this rule changes. (Added Apr. 25, 2014, eff. Dec. 1, 2014; amended Apr. 27, 2020, eff. Dec. 1, 2020; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)