211 West Fort Street Detroit, MI 48226 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT Eastern District of Michigan

Case No.: 0555927swr Chapter: 11 In Re: (NAME OF DEBTOR(S)) Collins & Aikman Corporation 250 Stephenson Highway Troy, MI 48083 Social Security No.: Employer's Tax I.D. No.: 133489233 NOTICE OF DEFICIENT FILING It has been determined that the following document: Application for administrative expenses filed by Creditor Nancy Howard is defective as indicated: Acceptable Matrix Missing Amended Document Missing Amendment Cover Sheet Missing/NonCompliant Bankruptcy Petition Cover Sheet Missing/NonCompliant List of 20 Largest Unsecured Creditors Missing Notice of Objection to Claim Missing/NonCompliant Chapter 15 Service List Missing Certificate of Budget and Credit Counseling Course Missing Motion for Approval of Certificate of Exigent Circumstances Missing Certificate of Exigent Circumstances re: Credit Counseling Missing A corrected/missing document is required within (8) eight days of this notice. If not corrected, the case may be dismissed or an order striking the document from the record may be entered by the Court. The new document filed should be identified as "CORRECTED" . Dated: 12/28/05 BY THE COURT Sheila M. Tighe , Clerk of Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court Proposed Order Missing Notice to Respondent Missing/NonCompliant Original Signature Missing Proof of Service Missing Statement of Corporate Ownership Missing Brief Missing Application for IFP Missing/NonCompliant

Motion to Convert under 11 U.S.C. 706(a) Missing (Rule 9013)

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Enterprise Systems Incorporated 11487 Sunset Hills Road Reston, Virginia 20190-5234 District/off: 0645-2 Case: 05-55927

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
User: ggres Form ID: def2 Page 1 of 1 Total Served: 2 Date Rcvd: Dec 28, 2005

The following entities were served by first class mail on Dec 30, 2005. aty +Carson Fischer, P.L.C., 300 East Maple Road, Third Floor, +Nancy Howard, 1350 E. Carleton, Adrian MI 49221-8731 The following entities were served by electronic transmission. NONE. ***** BYPASSED RECIPIENTS ***** NONE.

Birmingham, MI 48009-6308

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Addresses marked + were corrected by inserting the ZIP or replacing an incorrect ZIP. USPS regulations require that automation-compatible mail display the correct ZIP.

I, Joseph Speetjens, declare under the penalty of perjury that I have served the attached document on the above listed entities in the manner shown, and prepared the Certificate of Service and that it is true and correct to the best of my information and belief. First Meeting of Creditor Notices only (Official Form 9): Pursuant to Fed. R. Bank. P. 2002(a)(1), a notice containing the complete Social Security Number (SSN) of the debtor(s) was furnished to all parties listed. This official court copy contains the redacted SSN as required by the bankruptcy rules and the Judiciarys privacy policies.

Date: Dec 30, 2005

Signature: