You can add creditors anytime before the discharge is entered.
No. And if you knew they were a creditor, you could be subject to fraud charges for having filed papers with the court swearing you were declaring your entire financial status and known creditors.
"How is a claim filed as an unsecured creditor to the US bankruptcy court case 07-23686-RG?"
Creditor receive a notice from your BK from the BK court.
Check with your bankruptcy lawyer.
When you filed your bankruptcy, the court issued an automatic stay which prevents any creditor from moving forward with collection efforts. For whatever reason, this particular creditor wants to proceed with collection and it must request the permission of the bankruptcy court by filing the motion for relief from automatic stay.
I assume you mean after YOU filed bankruptcy (the creditor's filing bankruptcy doesn't affect your garnishment, except maybe to change who's "garnisheeing"--NOT "garnishing"--your wages). If so, contact your attorney so he/she can bring the creditor into court for violating the automatic stay.
Yes
It's basically an agreement between the debtor and creditor on how the debtor is to pay the creditor that arises when debtor has filed bankruptcy.
Motion for Relief of Stay - a motion filed with the Bankruptcy Court from a creditor that asks the court to allow the creditor to proceed with any collections upon property that was put on hold due to bankruptcy Withdrawl of motion for relief - creditor tells the court "never mind" basically on the motion that was filed for a variety of reasons. An example of a reason to withdraw would be that a motion for relief was filed in error because a debt is actually current, not in default.
If you handled your BK correctly no, as he/she would be a creditor listed and whose debt is dismissed in the bankruptcy by the court too.
If a creditor files a motion for relief from stay in any bankruptcy proceeding, the papers should be served on the debtor's attorney of record.
You, your lawyer or the creditor's lawyer has to draft a reaffirmation agreement (form usually available at the local bankruptcy court website), get it signed and filed.