Rule 9004. General Requirements of Form

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(a) Legibility; Abbreviations. A petition, pleading, schedule, or other document must be clearly legible. Commonly used English abbreviations are acceptable.
(b) Caption. A document presented for filing must contain a caption that sets forth:
(1) the court’s name;
(2) the case’s title;
(3) the case number and, if appropriate, adversary- proceeding number; and
(4) a brief designation of the document’s character.

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