(a) Who Must File; Contents
(1) Non-Governmental Corporations. A non-governmental corporate
party or non-governmental corporate party that seeks to intervene must
file a disclosure statement.
(A) Definition. A non-governmental corporate party is any non-
governmental entity that is not an individual, including but not
limited to a corporation, limited liability company, sole
proprietorship, partnership, firm, joint venture, trust, or similar
entity.
(B) Contents. The disclosure statement of a non-governmental
corporate party must identify any parent corporation, publicly
held corporation, affiliated corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, firm, joint venture, trust, or other entity, or any
individual owning 10% more of the stock or having 10% or more
ownership interest in the non-governmental corporate party, or
state that there is no such entity or individual.
(2) Parties or Intervenors in a Diversity Case. In an action based on
diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), all parties or intervenors, whether
governmental, corporate, or individual, must file a disclosure statement
setting forth the information required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
7.1(a)(2).
(b) Time to File; Obligation to Supplement
A party or intervenor must file the disclosure statement required by subsection
(a) with its first appearance, pleading, petition, application, motion, notice,
response, or other request addressed to the Court.
(c) Obligation to Supplement
A party or intervenor must promptly file a supplemental disclosure statement
identifying:
(1) any change of ownership of a non-governmental corporate party or
intervenor resulting in a previously undisclosed entity or individual
owning 10% or more of the stock or having 10% or more ownership
interest in the non-governmental corporate party; or
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(2) any change of citizenship of an individual or entity whose citizenship is
attributed to a party or intervenor.
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