Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Missouri

I'm not exactly sure about the sequence of events.

If you mean you hired an attorney and perhaps gave out his/her name to creditors, but never actually filed the bankruptcy, but the credit reports state that a bankruptcy petition was filed, then the information is not accurate. Correcting credit reports is a little out of my comfort zone, but I'd search for 'credit report errors' or something similar; many websites give info.

If you mean that you actually filed the bankruptcy, but your case was dismissed or otherwise closed without the bankruptcy court having granted you a discharge of your debts, then the credit reporting agencies are correct in reporting that a bankruptcy petition was filed. It would be inaccurate to report that a bankruptcy petition was never filed.

As soon as a petition is filed the court assigns it a case number. The goal in bankruptcy is to obtain a discharge of one's debt, so that the filer gets a fresh financial start. However, a case may be closed, either by dismissal or some other reason without the entry of a discharge order. This does not negate or otherwise "undo" the original filing