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1002-1 Petition

(a)   Corporate Petition. A corporation's voluntary petition shall be signed or verified by an officer or agent of the corporation, and accompanied by the resolution of the board of directors, minutes of the board meeting, or other evidence of the officer's or agent's authority to file the petition on the corporation's behalf.
 
(b)   Partnership Petition. A partnership's voluntary petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit attesting that all general partners have authorized the filing of the petition on behalf of the partnership.
 
(c)   Limited Liability Company Petition. A limited liability company's voluntary petition shall be signed or verified by the manager(s) if the company is manager managed, or by a member if the company is member managed; and accompanied by an affidavit attesting that all members of the limited liability company have authorized the filing of the petition on behalf of the limited liability company.
 
(d)   Mailing List. The debtor shall file with the petition a mailing list conforming to requirements set forth in the Administrative Procedures Manual located on the courtwebsite www.lamb.uscourts.gov.
 
(e)   Telephone Numbers. The petition shall include the telephone number of the debtor's attorney; the debtor's telephone number, if the debtor is not represented by counsel; or of the bankruptcy petition preparer.