Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
228 rules · Current through December 1, 2024
Part I · Commencing a Bankruptcy Case
- 1001 Scope; Title; Citations; References to a Specific Form
- 1002 Commencing a Bankruptcy Case
- 1003 Involuntary Petition: Transferred Claims; Joining Other Creditors; Additional Time to Join
- 1004 Involuntary Petition Against a Partnership
- 1004.1 Voluntary Petition on Behalf of an Infant or Incompetent Person
- 1004.2 Petition in a Chapter 15 Case
- 1005 Caption of a Petition; Title of the Case
- 1006 Filing Fee
- 1007 Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time to File
- 1008 Requirement to Verify Petitions and Accompanying Documents
- 1009 Amending a Voluntary Petition, List, Schedule, or Statement
- 1010 Serving an Involuntary Petition and Summons
- 1011 Responsive Pleading in an Involuntary Case; Effect of a Motion
- 1012 Contesting a Petition in a Chapter 15 Case
- 1013 Contested Petition in an Involuntary Case; Default
- 1014 Transferring a Case to Another District; Dismissing a Case Improperly Filed
- 1015 Consolidating or Jointly Administering Cases Pending in the Same District
- 1016 Death or Incompetency of a Debtor
- 1017 Dismissing a Case; Suspending Proceedings; Converting a Case to Another Chapter
- 1018 Contesting a Petition in an Involuntary or Chapter 15 Case; Vacating an Order for Relief; Applying Part VII Rules
- 1019 Converting or Reconverting a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 Case to Chapter 7
- 1020 Designating a Chapter 11 Debtor as a Small Business Debtor
- 1021 Designating a Chapter 7, 9, or 11 Case as a Health Care Business Case
Part II · Officers and Administration; Notices; Meetings; Examinations; Elections; Attorneys and Accountants
- 2001 Appointing an Interim Trustee Before the Order for Relief in an Involuntary Chapter 7 Case
- 2002 Notices
- 2003 Meeting of Creditors or Equity Security Holders
- 2004 Examinations
- 2005 Apprehending and Removing a Debtor for Examination
- 2006 Soliciting and Voting Proxies in a Chapter 7 Case
- 2007 Reviewing the Appointment of a Creditors’ Committee Organized Before a Chapter 9 or 11 Case Is Commenced
- 2007.1 Appointing a Trustee or Examiner in a Chapter 11 Case
- 2007.2 Appointing a Patient-Care Ombudsman in a Health Care Business Case
- 2008 Notice to the Person Selected as Trustee
- 2009 Trustees for Jointly Administered Estates
- 2010 Blanket Bond; Proceedings on the Bond
- 2011 Evidence That a Debtor Is a Debtor in Possession or That a Trustee Has Qualified
- 2012 Substituting a Trustee in a Chapter 11 or 12 Case; Successor Trustee in a Pending Proceeding
- 2013 Keeping a Public Record of Compensation Awarded by the Court to Examiners, Trustees, and Professionals
- 2014 Employing Professionals
- 2015 Duty to Keep Records, Make Reports, and Give Notices
- 2015.1 Patient-Care Ombudsman
- 2015.2 Transferring a Patient in a Health Care Business Case
- 2015.3 Reporting Financial Information About Entities in Which a Chapter 11 Estate Holds a Substantial or Controlling Interest
- 2016 Compensation for Services Rendered; Reimbursing Expenses
- 2017 Examining Transactions Between a Debtor and the Debtor’s Attorney
- 2018 Intervention by an Interested Entity; Right to Be Heard
- 2019 Disclosures by Groups, Committees, and Other Entities in a Chapter 9 or 11 Case
- 2020 Reviewing an Act by a United States Trustee
Part III · Claims; Plans; Distributions to Creditors and Equity Interest Holders
- 3001 Proof of Claim
- 3002 Filing a Proof of Claim or Interest
- 3002.1 Notice Relating to Claims Secured by a Security Interest in the Debtor’s Principal Residence in a Chapter 13 Case
- 3003 Chapter 9 or 11—Filing a Proof of Claim or Equity Interest
- 3004 Proof of Claim Filed by the Debtor or Trustee for a Creditor
- 3005 Filing a Proof of Claim or Accepting or Rejecting a Plan by a Surety, Endorser, Guarantor, or Other Codebtor
- 3006 Withdrawing a Proof of Claim; Effect on a Plan
- 3007 Objecting to a Claim
- 3008 Reconsidering an Order Allowing or Disallowing a Claim
- 3009 Chapter 7—Paying Dividends
- 3010 Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13—Limits on Small Dividends and Payments
- 3011 Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13—Listing Unclaimed Funds
- 3012 Determining the Amount of a Secured or Priority Claim
- 3013 Determining Classes of Creditors and Equity Security Holders
- 3014 Chapter 9 or 11—Secured Creditors’ Election to Apply § 1111(b)
- 3015 Chapter 12 or 13—Time to File a Plan; Nonstandard Provisions; Objection to Confirmation; Effect of Confirmation; Modifying a Plan
- 3016 Chapter 9 or 11—Plan and Disclosure Statement
- 3017 Chapter 9 or 11—Hearing on a Disclosure Statement and Plan
- 3017.1 Disclosure Statement in a Small Business Case or a Case Under Subchapter V of Chapter 11
- 3017.2 Setting Dates in a Case Under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 in Which There Is No Disclosure Statement
- 3018 Chapter 9 or 11—Accepting or Rejecting a Plan
- 3019 Chapter 9 or 11—Modifying a Plan
- 3020 In a Chapter 11 Case, Depositing Funds Before the Plan is Confirmed; Confirmation in a Chapter 9 or 11 Case
- 3021 Distributing Funds Under a Plan
- 3022 Chapter 11—Final Decree
Part IV · The Debtor: Duties and Benefits
- 4001 Relief from the Automatic Stay; Prohibiting or Conditioning the Use, Sale, or Lease of Property; Using Cash Collateral; Obtaining Credit; Various Agreements
- 4002 Debtor’s Duties
- 4003 Exemptions
- 4004 Granting or Denying a Discharge
- 4005 Burden of Proof in Objecting to a Discharge
- 4006 Notice When No Discharge Is Granted
- 4007 Determining Whether a Debt Is Dischargeable
- 4008 Reaffirmation Agreement and Supporting Statement
Part V · Courts and Clerks
- 5001 Court Operations; Clerks’ Offices
- 5002 Restrictions on Approving Court Appointments
- 5003 Records to Be Kept by the Clerk
- 5004 Disqualifying a Bankruptcy Judge
- 5005 Filing Papers and Sending Copies to the United States Trustee
- 5006 Providing Certified Copies
- 5007 Record of Proceedings; Transcripts
- 5008 Chapter 7—Notice That a Presumption of Abuse Has Arisen Under § 707(b)
- 5009 Closing a Chapter 7, 12, 13, or 15 Case; Declaring Liens Satisfied
- 5010 Reopening a Case
- 5011 Motion to Withdraw a Case or Proceeding or to Abstain from Hearing a Proceeding; Staying a Proceeding
- 5012 Chapter 15—Agreement to Coordinate Proceedings
Part VI · Collecting and Liquidating the Estate
- 6001 Burden of Proving the Validity of a Postpetition Transfer
- 6002 Custodian’s Report to the United States Trustee
- 6003 Prohibition on Granting Certain Applications and Motions Made Immediately After the Petition Is Filed
- 6004 Use, Sale, or Lease of Property
- 6005 Employing an Appraiser or Auctioneer
- 6006 Assuming, Rejecting, or Assigning an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease
- 6007 Abandoning or Disposing of Property
- 6008 Redeeming Property from a Lien or a Sale to Enforce a Lien
- 6009 Right of the Trustee or Debtor in Possession to Prosecute and Defend Proceedings
- 6010 Avoiding an Indemnifying Lien or a Transfer to a Surety
- 6011 Claiming Patient Records Scheduled for Destruction in a Health-Care-Business Case
Part VII · Adversary Proceedings
- 7001 Types of Adversary Proceedings
- 7002 References to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- 7003 Commencing an Adversary Proceeding
- 7004 Process; Issuing and Serving a Summons and Complaint
- 7005 Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
- 7007 Pleadings Allowed
- 7007.1 Corporate Ownership Statement
- 7008 General Rules of Pleading
- 7009 Pleading Special Matters
- 7010 Form of Pleadings in an Adversary Proceeding
- 7012 Defenses; Effect of a Motion; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Other Procedural Matters
- 7013 Counterclaim and Crossclaim
- 7014 Third-Party Practice
- 7015 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- 7016 Pretrial Procedures
- 7017 Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
- 7018 Joinder of Claims
- 7019 Required Joinder of Parties
- 7020 Permissive Joinder of Parties
- 7021 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- 7022 Interpleader
- 7023 Class Actions
- 7023.1 Derivative Actions
- 7023.2 Adversary Proceedings Relating to Unincorporated Associations
- 7024 Intervention
- 7025 Substitution of Parties
- 7026 Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
- 7027 Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony
- 7028 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- 7029 Stipulations About Discovery Procedure
- 7030 Depositions by Oral Examination
- 7031 Depositions by Written Questions
- 7032 Using Depositions in Court Proceedings
- 7033 Interrogatories to Parties
- 7034 Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
- 7035 Physical and Mental Examinations
- 7036 Requests for Admission
- 7037 Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
- 7040 Scheduling Cases for Trial
- 7041 Dismissing Adversary Proceedings
- 7042 Consolidating Adversary Proceedings; Separate Trials
- 7052 Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings
- 7054 Judgments; Costs
- 7055 Default; Default Judgment
- 7056 Summary Judgment
- 7058 Entering Judgment
- 7062 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
- 7064 Seizing a Person or Property
- 7065 Injunctions
- 7067 Deposit into Court
- 7068 Offer of Judgment
- 7069 Execution
- 7070 Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act; Vesting Title
- 7071 Enforcing Relief for or Against a Nonparty
- 7087 Transferring an Adversary Proceeding
Part VIII · Appeal to a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
- 8001 Scope; Definition of ‘‘BAP’’; Sending Documents Electronically
- 8002 Time to File a Notice of Appeal
- 8003 Appeal as of Right—How Taken; Docketing the Appeal
- 8004 Leave to Appeal from an Interlocutory Order or Decree Under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a)(3)
- 8005 Election to Have an Appeal Heard in the District Court Instead of the BAP
- 8006 Certifying a Direct Appeal to a Court of Appeals
- 8007 Stay Pending Appeal; Bond; Suspending Proceedings
- 8008 Indicative Rulings
- 8009 Record on Appeal; Sealed Documents
- 8010 Transcribing the Proceedings; Filing the Transcript; Sending the Record
- 8011 Filing and Service; Signature
- 8012 Disclosure Statement
- 8013 Motions; Interventions
- 8014 Briefs
- 8015 Form and Length of a Brief; Form of an Appendix or Other Paper
- 8016 Cross-Appeals
- 8017 Brief of an Amicus Curiae
- 8018 Serving and Filing Briefs and Appendices
- 8018.1 Reviewing a Judgment That the Bankruptcy Court Lacked Authority to Enter
- 8019 Oral Argument
- 8020 Frivolous Appeal; Other Misconduct
- 8021 Costs
- 8022 Motion for Rehearing
- 8023 Voluntary Dismissal
- 8023.1 Substitution of Parties
- 8024 Clerk’s Duties on Disposition of the Appeal
- 8025 Staying a District Court or BAP Judgment
- 8026 Making and Amending Local Rules; Procedure When There Is No Controlling Law
- 8027 Notice of a Mediation Procedure
- 8028 Suspending These Part VIII Rules
Part IX · General Provisions
- 9001 Definitions
- 9002 Meaning of Words in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- 9003 Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited
- 9004 General Requirements of Form
- 9005 Harmless Error
- 9005.1 Constitutional Challenge to a Statute—Notice, Certification, and Intervention
- 9006 Computing and Extending Time; Motions
- 9007 Authority to Regulate Notices
- 9008 Service or Notice by Publication
- 9009 Using Official Forms; Director’s Forms
- 9010 Authority to Act Personally or by an Attorney; Power of Attorney
- 9011 Signing Documents; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Verifying and Providing Copies
- 9012 Oaths and Affirmations
- 9013 Motions; Form and Service
- 9014 Contested Matters
- 9015 Jury Trial
- 9016 Subpoena
- 9017 Evidence
- 9018 Secret, Confidential, Scandalous, or Defamatory Matter
- 9019 Compromise or Settlement; Arbitration
- 9020 Contempt Proceedings
- 9021 When a Judgment or Order Becomes Effective
- 9022 Notice of a Judgment or Order
- 9023 New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment
- 9024 Relief from a Judgment or Order
- 9025 Security; Proceeding Against a Security Provider
- 9026 Objecting to a Ruling or Order
- 9027 Removing a Claim or Cause of Action from Another Court
- 9028 Judge’s Disability
- 9029 Adopting Local Rules; Limit on Enforcing a Local Rule; Absence of Controlling Law
- 9030 Jurisdiction and Venue Not Extended or Limited
- 9031 Using Masters Not Authorized
- 9032 Effect of an Amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- 9033 Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
- 9034 Sending Copies to the United States Trustee
- 9035 Applying These Rules in a Judicial District in Alabama or North Carolina
- 9036 Electronic Notice and Service
- 9037 Protecting Privacy for Filings
- 9038 Bankruptcy Rules Emergency