Corporate Parent(s) and Other Affiliates
You are required to add the names of ALL corporate parent(s) or other affiliates when filing a Corporate Disclosure Statement.
FRCP Rule 7.1. Disclosure Statement
(a) Who Must File: Nongovernmental Corporate Party.
A nongovernmental corporate party to an action or proceeding in a
district court must file two copies* (*two copies not required in this
district) of a statement that identifies any parent corporation and any
publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of its stock or
states that there is no such corporation.
(b) Time for Filing; Supplemental Filing.
A party must:
(1) file the Rule 7.1(a) statement with its first appearance, pleading,
petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court,
and
(2) promptly file a supplemental statement upon any change in the
information that the statement requires.
NOTE: If the Corporate Disclosure Statement is not filed, the court will impose a filing deadline.
Filing Instructions
The Corporate Disclosure Statement event is found under the Other Documents category in the Civil menu. This event prompts you to add the corporate parent or other affiliate.
- Step #1: Choose "Corporate Disclosure Statement" from the Available Events menu.
- Step #2: Click BROWSE under Main Document and locate on your computer the PDF version of the Corporate Disclosure Statement you wish to file.

- With the file name highlighted, click Open. Your document will appear in the Main Document textbox. Click Next.

- Step #3: Select the filer. (The party you represent that is filing the document.)

- Step #4: You are prompted to add the corporate parent and/or affiliates. Click Next.

- Search for a corporate parent or other affiliate by entering the name.
- Click Search.
- Step #5: Select the name from the list, or select Create New if it is not on the list.

- Step #6: Select a description under Type, and click Add corporate parent or other affiliate.

- Step #7: Select the party associated with the Corporate Parent or Affiliate and click Next.

- Step #8: You are returned to the Search screen, where you can add another corporate parent or affiliate. Repeat Steps 1-5.
- IMPORTANT: Click the "End corporate parent or other affiliate selection" button when you are finished adding your corporate parents or affiliates, OR you have none to add. Selecting "End" will enable you to continue on to the docket text screen and finish the transaction.


- Step #9: Example of final text.

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