(a) Twenty -One -Day Notices to Parties in Interest. Except as provided in subdivisions (h), (i), ( l), (p), and (q) of this rule, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the debtor, the trustee, all creditors and indenture trustees at least 21 days’ notice by mail of:
(1) the meeting of creditors under § 341 or § 1104(b) of the Code, which notice, unless the court orders otherwise, shall include the debtor’s employer identification number, social security number, and any other federal taxpayer identification number;
(2) a proposed use, sale, or lease of property of the estate other than in the ordinary course of business, unless the court for cause shown shortens the time or directs another method of giving notice;
(3) the hearing on approval of a compromise or settlement of a controversy other than approval of an agreement pursuant to Rule 4001(d), unless the court for cause shown directs that notice not be sent;
(4) in a chapter 7 liquidation, a chapter 11 reorganization case, or a chapter 12 family farmer debt adjustment case, the hearing on the dismissal of the case or the conversion of the case to another chapter, unless the hearing is under § 707(a)(3) or § 707(b) or is on dismissal of the case for failure to pay the filing fee;
(5) the time fixed to accept or reject a proposed modification of a plan;
(6) a hearing on any entity’s request for compensation or reimbursement of expenses if the request exceeds $1,000;
(7) the time fixed for filing proofs of claims pursuant to Rule 3003(c); and
(8) the time fixed for filing objections and the hearing to consider confirmation of a chapter 12 plan.
(b) Twenty -Eight -Day Notices to Parties in Interest. Except as provided in subdivision ( l) of this rule, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the debtor, the trustee, all creditors and indenture trustees not less than 28 days’ notice by mail of the time fixed (1) for filing objections and the hearing to consider approval of a disclosure statement or, under § 1125(f), to make a final determination whether the plan provides adequate information so that a separate disclosure statement is not necessary; and (2) for filing objections and the hearing to consider confirmation of a chapter 9, chapter 11, or chapter 13 plan.
(c) Content of Notice.
(1) Proposed Use, Sale, or Lease of Property. Subject to Rule 6004, the notice of a proposed use, sale, or lease of property required by subdivision (a)(2) of this rule shall include the time and place of any public sale, the terms and conditions of any private sale and the time fixed for filing objections. The notice of a proposed use, sale, or lease of property, including real estate, is sufficient if it generally describes the property. The notice of a proposed sale or lease of personally identifiable information under § 363(b)(1) of the Code shall state whether the sale is consistent with any policy prohibiting the transfer of the information.
(2) Notice of Hearing on Compensation. The notice of a hearing on an application for compensation or reimbursement of expenses required by subdivision (a)(6) of this rule shall identify the applicant and the amounts requested.
(3) Notice of Hearing on Confirmation When Plan Provides for an Injunction. If a plan provides for an injunction against conduct not otherwise enjoined under the Code, the notice required under Rule 2002(b)(2) shall:
(A) include in conspicuous language (bold, italic, or underlined text) a statement that the plan proposes an injunction;
(B) describe briefly the nature of the injunction; and
(C) identify the entities that would be subject to the injunction.
(d) Notice to Equity Security Holders. In a chapter 11 reorganization case, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall in the manner and form directed by the court give notice to all equity security holders of (1) the order for relief; (2) any meeting of equity security holders held pursuant to § 341 of the Code; (3) the hearing on the proposed sale of all or substantially all of the debtor’s assets; (4) the hearing on the dismissal or conversion of a case to another chapter; (5) the time fixed for filing objections to and the hearing to consider approval of a disclosure statement; (6) the time fixed for filing objections to and the hearing to consider confirmation of a plan; and (7) the time fixed to accept or reject a proposed modification of a plan.
(e) Notice of No Dividend. In a chapter 7 liquidation case, if it appears from the schedules that there are no assets from which a dividend can be paid, the notice of the meeting of creditors may include a statement to that effect; that it is unnecessary to file claims; and that if sufficient assets become available for the payment of a dividend, further notice will be given for the filing of claims.
(f) Other Notices. Except as provided in subdivision ( l) of this rule, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the debtor, all creditors, and indenture trustees notice by mail of:
(1) the order for relief;
(2) the dismissal or the conversion of the case to another chapter, or the suspension of proceedings under § 305;
(3) the time allowed for filing claims pursuant to Rule 3002;
(4) the time fixed for filing a complaint objecting to the debtor’s discharge pursuant to § 727 of the Code as provided in Rule 4004;
(5) the time fixed for filing a complaint to determine the dischargeability of a debt pursuant to § 523 of the Code as provided in Rule 4007;
(6) the waiver, denial, or revocation of a discharge as provided in Rule 4006;
(7) entry of an order confirming a chapter 9, 11, or 12 plan;
(8) a summary of the trustee’s final report in a chapter 7 case if the net proceeds realized exceed $1,500;
(9) a notice under Rule 5008 regarding the presumption of abuse;
(10) a statement under § 704(b)(1) as to whether the debtor’s case would be presumed to be an abuse under § 707(b); and
(11) the time to request a delay in the entry of the discharge under §§ 1141(d)(5)(C), 1228(f), and 1328(h). Notice of the time fixed for accepting or rejecting a plan pursuant to Rule 3017(c) shall be given in accordance with Rule 3017(d).
(g) Addressing Notices.
(1) Notices required to be mailed under Rule 2002 to a creditor, indenture trustee, or equity security holder shall be addressed as such entity or an authorized agent has directed in its last request filed in the particular case. For the purposes of this subdivision—
(A) a proof of claim filed by a creditor or indenture trustee that designates a mailing address constitutes a filed request to mail notices to that address, unless a notice of no dividend has been given under Rule 2002(e) and a later notice of possible dividend under Rule 3002(c)(5) has not been given; and
(B) a proof of interest filed by an equity security holder that designates a mailing address constitutes a filed request to mail notices to that address.
(2) Except as provided in § 342(f) of the Code, if a creditor or indenture trustee has not filed a request designating a mailing address under Rule 2002(g)(1) or Rule 5003(e), the notices shall be mailed to the address shown on the list of creditors or schedule of liabilities, whichever is filed later. If an equity security holder has not filed a request designating a mailing address under Rule 2002(g)(1) or Rule 5003(e), the notices shall be mailed to the address shown on the list of equity security holders.
(3) If a list or schedule filed under Rule 1007 includes the name and address of a legal representative of an infant or incompetent person, and a person other than that representative files a request or proof of claim designating a name and mailing address that differs from the name and address of the representative included in the list or schedule, unless the court orders otherwise, notices under Rule 2002 shall be mailed to the representative included in the list or schedules and to the name and address designated in the request or proof of claim.
(4) Notwithstanding Rule 2002(g)(1)–(3), an entity and a notice provider may agree that when the notice provider is directed by the court to give a notice, the notice provider shall give the notice to the entity in the manner agreed to and at the address or addresses the entity supplies to the notice provider. That address is conclusively presumed to be a proper address for the notice. The notice provider’s failure to use the supplied address does not invalidate any notice that is otherwise effective under applicable law.
(5) A creditor may treat a notice as not having been brought to the creditor’s attention under § 342(g)(1) only if, prior to issuance of the notice, the creditor has filed a statement that designates the name and address of the person or organizational subdivision of the creditor responsible for receiving notices under the Code, and that describes the procedures established by the creditor to cause such notices to be delivered to the designated person or subdivision.
(h) Notices to Creditors Whose Claims are Filed. In a chapter 7 case, after 90 days following the first date set for the meeting of creditors under § 341 of the Code, the court may direct that all notices required by subdivision (a) of this rule be mailed only to the debtor, the trustee, all indenture trustees, creditors that hold claims for which proofs of claim have been filed, and creditors, if any, that are still permitted to file claims by reason of an extension granted pursuant to Rule 3002(c)(1) or (c)(2). In a case where notice of insufficient assets to pay a dividend has been given to creditors pursuant to subdivision (e) of this rule, after 90 days following the mailing of a notice of the time for filing claims pursuant to Rule 3002(c)(5), the court may direct that notices be mailed only to the entities specified in the preceding sentence.
(i) Notices to Committees. Copies of all notices required to be mailed pursuant to this rule shall be mailed to the committees elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102 of the Code or to their authorized agents. Notwithstanding the foregoing subdivisions, the court may order that notices required by subdivision (a)(2), (3) and (6) of this rule be transmitted to the United States trustee and be mailed only to the committees elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102 of the Code or to their authorized agents and to the creditors and equity security holders who serve on the trustee or debtor in possession and file a request that all notices be mailed to them. A committee appointed under § 1114 shall receive copies of all notices required by subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(5), (b), (f)(2), and (f)(7), and such other notices as the court may direct.
(j) Notices to the United States. Copies of notices required to be mailed to all creditors under this rule shall be mailed (1) in a chapter 11 reorganization case, to the Securities and Exchange Commission at any place the Commission designates, if the Commission has filed either a notice of appearance in the case or a written request to receive notices; (2) in a commodity broker case, to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at Washington, D.C.; (3) in a chapter 11 case, to the Internal Revenue Service at its address set out in the register maintained under Rule 5003(e) for the district in which the case is pending; (4) if the papers in the case disclose a debt to the United States other than for taxes, to the United States attorney for the district in which the case is pending and to the department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States through which the debtor became indebted; or (5) if the filed papers disclose a stock interest of the United States, to the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington, D.C.
(k) Notices to United States Trustee. Unless the case is a chapter 9 municipality case or unless the United States trustee requests otherwise, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall transmit to the United States trustee notice of the matters described in subdivisions (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(8), (b), (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(4), (f)(6), (f)(7), (f)(8), and (q) of this rule and notice of hearings on all applications for compensation or reimbursement of expenses. Notices to the United States trustee shall be transmitted within the time prescribed in subdivision (a) or (b) of this rule. The United States trustee shall also receive notice of any other matter if such notice is requested by the United States trustee or ordered by the court. Nothing in these rules requires the clerk or any other person to transmit to the United States trustee any notice, schedule, report, application or other document in a case under the Securities Investor Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78aaa et. seq. ( l) Notice by Publication. The court may order notice by publication if it finds that notice by mail is impracticable or that it is desirable to supplement the notice.
(m) Orders Designating Matter of Notices. The court may from time to time enter orders designating the matters in respect to which, the entity to whom, and the form and manner in which notices shall be sent except as otherwise provided by these rules.
(n) Caption. The caption of every notice given under this rule shall comply with Rule 1005. The caption of every notice required to be given by the debtor to a creditor shall include the information required to be in the notice by § 342(c) of the Code. ( o) Notice of Order for Relief in Consumer Case. In a voluntary case commenced by an individual debtor whose debts are primarily consumer debts, the clerk or some other person as the court may direct shall give the trustee and all creditors notice by mail of the order for relief within 21 days from the date thereof.
(p) Notice to a Creditor With a Foreign Address.
(1) If, at the request of the United States trustee or a party in interest, or on its own initiative, the court finds that a notice mailed within the time prescribed by these rules would not be sufficient to give a creditor with a foreign address to which notices under these rules are mailed reasonable notice under the circumstances, the court may order that the notice be supplemented with notice by other means or that the time prescribed for the notice by mail be enlarged.
(2) Unless the court for cause orders otherwise, a creditor with a foreign address to which notices under this rule are mailed shall be given at least 30 days’ notice of the time fixed for filing a proof of claim under Rule 3002(c) or Rule 3003(c).
(3) Unless the court for cause orders otherwise, the mailing address of a creditor with a foreign address shall be determined under Rule 2002(g).
(q) Notice of Petition for Recognition of Foreign Proceeding and of Court ’ s Intention to Communicate With Foreign Courts and Foreign Representatives.
(1) Notice of Petition for Recognition. After the filing of a petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding, the court shall promptly schedule and hold a hearing on the petition. The clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall forthwith give the debtor, all persons or bodies authorized to administer foreign proceedings of the debtor, all entities against whom provisional relief is being sought under § 1519 of the Code, all parties to litigation pending in the United States in which the debtor is a party at the time of the filing of the petition, and such other entities as the court may direct, at least 21 days’ notice by mail of the hearing. The notice shall state whether the petition seeks recognition as a foreign main proceeding or foreign nonmain proceeding and shall include the petition and any other document the court may require. If the court consolidates the hearing on the petition with the hearing on a request for provisional relief, the court may set a shorter notice period, with notice to the entities listed in this subdivision.
(2) Notice of Court’s Intention to Communicate with Foreign Courts and Foreign Representatives. The clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the debtor, all persons or bodies authorized to administer foreign proceedings of the debtor, all entities against whom provisional relief is being sought under § 1519 of the Code, all parties to litigation pending in the United States in which the debtor is a party at the time of the filing of the petition, and such other entities as the court may direct, notice by mail of the court’s intention to communicate with a foreign court or foreign representative. (As amended Pub. L. 98–91, § 2(a), Aug. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 321, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 357; Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Aug. 1, 1993; Apr. 23, 1996, eff. Dec. 1, 1996; Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997; Apr. 26, 1999, eff. Dec. 1, 1999; Apr. 17, 2000, eff. Dec. 1, 2000; Apr. 23, 2001, eff. Dec. 1, 2001; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 26, 2004, eff. Dec. 1, 2004; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016.)
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(a) Twenty -One 21-Day Notices to Parties in Interest. Except as provided in subdivisionthe Debtor, Trustee, Creditors, and In - denture Trustees. Except as (h), (i), ( l), (p), and (q) of this rulprovide otherwise, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shallthe court’s designee must give the debtor, the trustee, all creditors, and all indenture trustees at least 21 days’ notice by mail of:
(1) the meeting of creditors under § 341 or § 1104(b) of the Code, which notice, -unless the court orders otherwise, shall-must include the debtor’s:
(A) employer -identification number,;
(B) social -security number,; and
(C) any other federal taxpayer -identification number;
(2) a proposedal to use, saleell, or lease of property of the estate other than in the ordinary course of business, -unless the court, for cause shown, shortens the time or directorders another method of giving notice;
(3) thea hearing ton approval ofe a compromise or settlement of a controversy other than approval ofther than an agreement pursuant tounder Rule 4001(d), -unless the court, for cause shown direct, orders that notice not be sgivent;
(4) in a chapter 7 liquidatia hearing on, a chapter 11 reorganization case, or a chapter 12 family farmer debt adjustment case, the hearing on the dismissal of themotion to dismiss a Chapter 7, 11, or 12 case or theo conversion of the caset it to another chapter, -unless the hearing is under § 707(a)(3) or § 707(b) or is on a motion to dismissal of the case for failure to pay the filing fee;
(5) the time fixed to accept or reject a proposed modification tof a plan;
(6) a hearing on any entity’s request for compensation or for reimbursement of expenses, if the request exceeds $1,000;
(7) the time fixed forto filinge a proofs of claims pursuant to under Rule 3003(c); and
(8) the time fixed for filing objections and the hearing to consider confirmation ofto file an objection to-and the time of the hearing to consider whether to confirm-a Chapter 12 plan; and
(9) the time to object to confirming a cChapter 123 plan.
(b) Twenty -Eight 28-Day Notices to Parties in Interestthe Debtor, Trustee, Creditors, and In - denture Trustees. Except as ( l) provided in subdivision ( l) of this ruls otherwise, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shallthe court’s designee must give the debtor, the trustee, all creditors, and all indenture trustees noat less thanast 28 days’ notice by mail of:
(1) the time fixed (1) for filingto file an objections and the time of the hearing to:
(A) consider approval ofing a disclosure statement; or,
(B) determine under § 1125(f), to make a final determination whether thea plan proviincludes adequate information sto thatmake a separate disclosure statement is not unnecessary; and (2) for filing
(2) the time to file an objections to-and the time of the hearing to consider confirmation of a chapter 9, chapter 11, or cwhether to confirm-a Chapter 9 or 11 plan; and
(3) the time of the hearing to consider whether to confirm a Chapter 13 plan.
(c) Content of a Notice.
(1) Proposed Use, Sale, or Lease of Property. Subject to Rule 6004, thea notice of a proposed use, sale, or lease of property required by subdivision (a)(2) of this rule shall includeunder (a)(2) must include:
(A) a general description of the property;
(B) the time and place of any public sale,;
(C) the terms and conditions of any private sale and;
(D) the time fixed forto filinge objections. The notice of a proposed use, sale, or lease of property, including real estate, is sufficient if it generally describes the property. The notice of; and
(E) for a proposed sale or lease of personally identifiable information under § 363(b)(1) of the Code shall, a statement whether the sale is consistent with any policy that prohibiting thes transfer ofring the information.
(2) Notice of Hearing on Compensation. The noticean Application for Compensation or Reimbursement. A notice under (a)(6) of a hearing on an application request for compensation or for reimbursement of expenses required by subdivision (a)(6) of this rule shallmust identify the applicant and the amounts requested.
(3) Notice of Hearing on Confirmation When Plan Provides foring a Plan That Proposes an Injunction. If a plan provides forposes an injunction against conduct not otherwise enjoined under the Code, the notice required under Rule 2002under (b)(2) shallmust:
(A) includstate in conspicuous language (bold, italic, or underlined text) a statement that the plan proposes an injunction;
(B) describe briefly the nature of the injunction; and
(C) identify the entities that would be subject to ithe injunction.
(d) Notice to Equity Security Holders. I in a cChapter 11 reorganization case, uCase. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the clerk, or som court orders otherwise, in a Chapter 11 case other person as the court may direct, shall in the manner and form directed by the court give notice clerk or the court’s designee must give notice as the court orders to allthe equity security holders of :
(1) the order for relief;
(2) any meeting of equity security holders held pursuant to § 341 of the Code; under § 341;
(3) thea hearing on thea proposed sale of all, or substantially all of, the debtor’s assets;
(4) thea hearing on thea motion to dismissal a case or conversion of a caset it to another chapter;
(5) the time fixed for filingto file an objections to -and the time of the hearing to consider approval of whether to approve-a disclosure statement;
(6) the time fixed for filingto file an objections to -and the time of the hearing to consider confirmation of awhether to confirm-a Chapter 11 plan; and
(7) the time fixed to accept or reject a proposedal to modification ofy a plan.
(e) Giving Notice of No Dividend. I in a cChapter 7 liquidationCase. In a Chapter 7 case, if it appears from the schedules that there are no assets from which to pay a dividend can be paid, the notice of the meeting of creditors may include a statement to that effect; that it is unnecessary to file claims; and that if sufficient assets become available for the payment of a dividend, further notice will be given for the filing of claims.
(f) Other Notices. Except as provided in subdivision ( l) of this rule, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the debtor, all creditors, and indenture trustees notice by mail of:
(1) the order for relief;
(2) the dismissal or the conversion of the case to another chapter, or the suspension of proceedings under § 305;
(3) the time allowed for filing claims pursuant to Rule 3002;
(4) the time fixed for filing a complaint objecting to the debtor’s discharge pursuant to § 727 of the Code as provided in Rule 4004;
(5) the time fixed for filing a complaint to determine the dischargeability of a debt pursuant to § 523 of the Code as provided in Rule 4007;
(6) the waiver, denial, or revocation of a discharge as provided in Rule 4006;
(7) entry of an order confirming a chapter 9, 11, or 12 plan;
(8) a summary of the trustee’s final report in a chapter 7 case if the net proceeds realized exceed $1,500;
(9) a notice under Rule 5008 regarding the presumption of abuse;
(10) a statement under § 704(b)(1) as to whether the debtor’s case would be presumed to be an abuse under § 707(b); and
(11) the time to request a delay in the entry of the discharge under §§ 1141(d)(5)(C), 1228(f), and 1328(h). Notice of the time fixed for accepting or rejecting a plan pursuant to Rule 3017(c) shall be given in accordance with Rule 3017(d).
(g) Addressing Notices.
(1) Notices required to be mailed under Rule 2002 to a creditor, indenture trustee, or equity security holder shall be addressed as such entity or an authorized agent has directed in its last request filed in the particular case. For the purposes of this subdivision-
(A) a proof of claim filed by a creditor or indenture trustee that designates a mailing address constitutes a filed request to mail notices to that address, unless a notice of no dividend has been given under Rule 2002(e) and a later notice of possible dividend under Rule 3002(c)(5) has not been given; and
(B) a proof of interest filed by an equity security holder that designates a mailing address constitutes a filed request to mail notices to that address.
(2) Except as provided in § 342(f) of the Code, if a creditor or indenture trustee has not filed a request designating a mailing address under Rule 2002(g)(1) or Rule 5003(e), the notices shall be mailed to the address shown on the list of creditors or schedule of liabilities, whichever is filed later. If an equity security holder has not filed a request designating a mailing address under Rule 2002(g)(1) or Rule 5003(e), the notices shall be mailed to the address shown on the list of equity security holders.
(3) If a list or schedule filed under Rule 1007 includes the name and address of a legal representative of an infant or incompetent person, and a person other than that representative files a request or proof of claim designating a name and mailing address that differs from the name and address of the representative included in the list or schedule, unless the court orders otherwise, notices under Rule 2002 shall be mailed to the representative included in the list or schedules and to the name and address designated in the request or proof of claim.
(4) Notwithstanding Rule 2002(g)(1)-(3), an entity and a notice provider may agree that when the notice provider is directed by the court to give a notice, the notice provider shall give the notice to the entity in the manner agreed to and at the address or addresses the entity supplies to the notice provider. That address is conclusively presumed to be a proper address for the notice. The notice provider’s failure to use the supplied address does not invalidate any notice that is otherwise effective under applicable law.
(5) A creditor may treat a notice as not having been brought to the creditor’s attention under § 342(g)(1) only if, prior to issuance of the notice, the creditor has filed a statement that designates the name and address of the person or organizational subdivision of the creditor responsible for receiving notices under the Code, and that describes the procedures established by the creditor to cause such notices to be delivered to the designated person or subdivision.
(h) Notices to Creditors Whose Claims are Filed. In a chapter 7 case, after 90 days following the first date set for the meeting of creditors under § 341 of the Code, the court may direct that all notices required by subdivision (a) of this rule be mailed only to the debtor, the trustee, all indenture trustees, creditors that hold claims for which proofs of claim have been filed, and creditors, if any, that are still permitted to file claims by reason of an extension granted pursuant to Rule 3002(c)(1) or (c)(2). In a case where notice of insufficient assets to pay a dividend has been given to creditors pursuant to subdivision (e) of this rule, after 90 days following the mailing of a notice of the time for filing claims pursuant to Rule 3002(c)(5), the court may direct that notices be mailed only to the entities specified in the preceding sentence.
(i) Notices to Committees. Copies of all notices required to be mailed pursuant to this rule shall be mailed to the committees elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102 of the Code or to their authorized agents. Notwithstanding the foregoing subdivisions, the court may order that notices required by subdivision (a)(2), (3) and (6) of this rule be transmitted to the United States trustee and be mailed only to the committees elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102 of the Code or to their authorized agents and to the creditors and equity security holders who serve on the trustee or debtor in possession and file a request that all notices be mailed to them. A committee appointed under § 1114 shall receive copies of all notices required by subdivisions (a)(1), (a)(5), (b), (f)(2), and (f)(7), and such other notices as the court may direct.
(j) Notices to the United States. Copies of notices required to be mailed to all creditors under this rule shall be mailed (1) in a chapter 11 reorganization case, to the Securities and Exchange Commission at any place the Commission designates, if the Commission has filed either a notice of appearance in the case or a written request to receive notices; (2) in a commodity broker case, to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at Washington, D.C.; (3) in a chapter 11 case, to the Internal Revenue Service at its address set out in the register maintained under Rule 5003(e) for the district in which the case is pending; (4) if the papers in the case disclose a debt to the United States other than for taxes, to the United States attorney for the district in which the case is pending and to the department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States through which the debtor became indebted; or (5) if the filed papers disclose a stock interest of the United States, to the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington, D.C.
(k) Notices to United States Trustee. Unless the case is a chapter 9 municipality case or unless the United States trustee requests otherwise, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall transmit to the United States trustee notice of the matters described in subdivisions (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(8), (b), (f)(1), (f)(2), (f)(4), (f)(6), (f)(7), (f)(8), and (q) of this rule and notice of hearings on all applications for compensation or reimbursement of expenses. Notices to the United States trustee shall be transmitted within the time prescribed in subdivision (a) or (b) of this rule. The United States trustee shall also receive notice of any other matter if such notice is requested by the United States trustee or ordered by the court. Nothing in these rules requires the clerk or any other person to transmit to the United States trustee any notice, schedule, report, application or other document in a case under the Securities Investor Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78aaa et. seq. ( l) Notice by Publication. The court may order notice by publication if it finds that notice by mail is impracticable or that it is desirable to supplement the notice.
(m) Orders Designating Matter of Notices. The court may from time to time enter orders designating the matters in respect to which, the entity to whom, and the form and manner in which notices shall be sent except as otherwise provided by these rules.
(n) Caption. The caption of every notice given under this rule shall comply with Rule 1005. The caption of every notice required to be given by the debtor to a creditor shall include the information required to be in the notice by § 342(c) of the Code. ( o) Notice of Order for Relief in Consumer Case. In a voluntary case commenced by an individual debtor whose debts are primarily consumer debts, the clerk or some other person as the court may direct shall give the trustee and all creditors notice by mail of the order for relief within 21 days from the date thereof.
(p) Notice to a Creditor With a Foreign Address.
(1) If, at the request of the United States trustee or a party in interest, or on its own initiative, the court finds that a notice mailed within the time prescribed by these rules would not be sufficient to give a creditor with a foreign address to which notices under these rules are mailed reasonable notice under the circumstances, the court may order that the notice be supplemented with notice by other means or that the time prescribed for the notice by mail be enlarged.
(2) Unless the court for cause orders otherwise, a creditor with a foreign address to which notices under this rule are mailed shall be given at least 30 days’ notice of the time fixed for filing a proof of claim under Rule 3002(c) or Rule 3003(c).
(3) Unless the court for cause orders otherwise, the mailing address of a creditor with a foreign address shall be determined under Rule 2002(g).
(q) Notice of Petition for Recognition of Foreign Proceeding and of Court ’ s Intention to Communicate With Foreign Courts and Foreign Representatives.
(1) Notice of Petition for Recognition. After the filing of a petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding, the court shall promptly schedule and hold a hearing on the petition. The clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall forthwith give the debtor, all persons or bodies authorized to administer foreign proceedings of the debtor, all entities against whom provisional relief is being sought under § 1519 of the Code, all parties to litigation pending in the United States in which the debtor is a party at the time of the filing of the petition, and such other entities as the court may direct, at least 21 days’ notice by mail of the hearing. The notice shall state whether the petition seeks recognition as a foreign main proceeding or foreign nonmain proceeding and shall include the petition and any other document the court may require. If the court consolidates the hearing on the petition with the hearing on a request for provisional relief, the court may set a shorter notice period, with notice to the entities listed in this subdivision.
(2) Notice of Court’s Intention to Communicate with Foreign Courts and Foreign Representatives. The clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the debtor, all persons or bodies authorized to administer foreign proceedings of the debtor, all entities against whom provisional relief is being sought under § 1519 of the Code, all parties to litigation pending in the United States in which the debtor is a party at the time of the filing of the petition, and such other entities as the court may direct, notice by mail of the court’s intention to communicate with a foreign court or foreign representative. (As amended Pub. L. 98-91, § 2(a), Aug. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 98-353, title III, § 321, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 357; Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Aug. 1, 1993; Apr. 23, 1996, eff. Dec. 1, 1996; Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997; Apr. 26, 1999, eff. Dec. 1, 1999; Apr. 17, 2000, eff. Dec. 1, 2000; Apr. 23, 2001, eff. Dec. 1, 2001; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 26, 2004, eff. Dec. 1, 2004; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016state:
(1) that fact;
(2) that filing proofs of claim is unnecessary; and
(3) that further notice of the time to file proofs of claim will be given if enough assets become available to pay a dividend.
(f) Other Notices.
(1) Various Notices to the Debtor, Creditors, and Indenture Trustees. Except as ( l) provides otherwise, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, must give the debtor, creditors, and indenture trustees notice by mail of:
(A) the order for relief;
(B) a case’s dismissal or conversion to another chapter;
(C) a suspension of proceedings under § 305;
(D) the time to file a proof of claim under Rule 3002;
(E) the time to file a complaint to object to the debtor’s discharge under § 727, as Rule 4004 provides;
(F) the time to file a complaint to determine whether a debt is dischargeable under § 523, as Rule 4007 provides;
(G) a waiver, denial, or revocation of a discharge, as Rule 4006 provides;
(H) entry of an order confirming a plan in a Chapter 9, 11, 12 or 13 case;
(I) a summary of the trustee’s final report in a Chapter 7 case if the net proceeds realized exceed $1,500;
(J) a notice under Rule 5008 regarding the presumption of abuse;
(K) a statement under § 704(b)(1) about whether the debtor’s case would be presumed to be an abuse under § 707(b); and
(L) the time to request a delay in granting the discharge under § 1141(d)(5)(C), 1228(f), or 1328(h).
(2) Notice of the Time to Accept or Reject a Plan. Notice of the time to accept or reject a plan under Rule 3017(c) must be given in accordance with Rule 3017(d).
(g) Addressing Notices.
(1) In General. A notice mailed to a creditor, indenture trustee, or equity security holder must be addressed as the entity or its authorized agent provided in its last request filed in the case. The request may be:
(A) a proof of claim filed by a creditor or an indenture trustee designating a mailing address (unless a notice of no dividend has been given under (e) and a later notice of a possible dividend under Rule 3002(c)(5) has not been given); or
(B) a proof of interest filed by an equity security holder designating a mailing address.
(2) When No Request Has Been Filed. Except as § 342(f) provides otherwise, if a creditor or indenture trustee has not filed a request under (1) or Rule 5003(e), the notice must be mailed to the address shown on the list of creditors or schedule of liabilities, whichever is filed later. If an equity security holder has not filed a request, the notice must be mailed to the address shown on the list of equity security holders.
(3) Notices to Representatives of an Infant or Incompetent Person. This paragraph (3) applies if a list or schedule filed under Rule 1007 includes a name and address of an infant’s or an incompetent person’s representative, and a person other than that representative files a request or proof of claim designating a different name and mailing address. Unless the court orders otherwise, the notice must be mailed to the designated address of:
(A) the representative; and
(B) the person filing the request or proof of claim.
(4) Using an Address Agreed to Between an Entity and a Notice Provider. Notwithstanding (g)(1)-(3), when the court orders that notice be given, the notice provider may do so in the manner agreed to between the provider and an entity, and at the address or addresses the entity supplies. An address supplied by the entity is conclusively presumed to be a proper address. But a failure to use a supplied address does not invalidate a notice that is otherwise effective under applicable law.
(5) When a Notice Is Not Brought to a Creditor’s Attention. A creditor may treat a notice as not having been brought to the creditor’s attention under § 342(g)(1) only if, before the notice was issued, the creditor has filed a statement:
(A) designating the name and address of the person or organizational subdivision responsible for receiving notices; and
(B) describing the creditor’s procedures for delivering notices to the designated person or organizational subdivision.
(h) Notice to Creditors Who Filed Proofs of Claim in a Chap - ter 7, 12, or 13 Case.
(1) Voluntary Case. This paragraph (1) applies in a voluntary Chapter 7 case, or in a Chapter 12 or 13 case. After 70 days following the order for relief under that chapter or the date of the order converting the case to Chapter 12 or 13, the court may direct that all notices required by (a) be mailed only to: • the debtor; • the trustee; • indenture trustees; • creditors with claims for which proofs of claim have been filed; and • creditors that are still permitted to file proofs of claim because they have received an extension of time under Rule 3002(c)(1) or (2).
(2) Involuntary Case. In an involuntary chapter 7 case, after 90 days following the order for relief, the court may order that all notices required by (a) be mailed only to those entities listed in (1).
(3) When Notice of Insufficient Assets Has Been Given. If notice of insufficient assets to pay a dividend has been given to creditors under (e), after 90 days following the mailing of a notice of the time to file proofs of claim under Rule 3002(c)(5), the court may order that notices be mailed only to those entities listed in (1).
(i) Notice to a Committee.
(1) In General. Any notice required to be mailed under this Rule 2002 must also be mailed to a committee elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102, or to its authorized agent.
(2) Limiting Notices. The court may order that a notice required by (a)(2), (3), or (6) be:
(A) sent to the United States trustee; and
(B) mailed only to:
(i) the committees elected under § 705 or appointed under § 1102, or to their authorized agents; and
(ii) those creditors and equity security holders who file-and serve on the trustee or debtor in possession- a request that all notices be mailed to them.
(3) Copy to a Committee. A notice required under (a)(1), (a)(5), (b), (f)(1)(B)-(C), or (f)(1)(H)-and any other notice as the court orders-must be sent to a committee appointed under § 1114.
(j) Notice to the United States. A notice required to be mailed to all creditors under this Rule 2002 must also be mailed:
(1) in a Chapter 11 case in which the Securities and Exchange Commission has filed either a notice of appearance or a request to receive notices, to the SEC at any place it designates;
(2) in a commodity-broker case, to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at Washington, D.C.;
(3) in a Chapter 11 case, to the Internal Revenue Service at the address in the register maintained under Rule 5003(e) for the district where the case is pending;
(4) in a case in which the documents disclose that a debt (other than for taxes) is owed to the United States, to the United States attorney for the district where the case is pending and to the United States department, agency, or instrumentality through which the debtor became indebted; or
(5) in a case in which the filed documents disclose a stock interest of the United States, to the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington, D.C.
(k) Notice to the United States Trustee.
(1) In General. Except in a Chapter 9 case or unless the United States trustee requests otherwise, the clerk or the court’s designee must send to the United States trustee notice of:
(A) all matters described in (a)(2)-(4), (a)(8)-(9), (b), (f)(1)(A)-(C), (f)(1)(E), (f)(1)(G)-(I), and (q);
(B) all hearings on applications for compensation or for reimbursement of expenses; and
(C) any other matter if the United States trustee requests it or the court orders it.
(2) Time to Send. The notice must be sent within the time that (a) or (b) prescribes.
(3) Exception Under the Securities Investor Protection Act. In a case under the Securities Investor Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78aaa et seq., these rules do not require any document to be sent to the United States trustee. ( l) Notice by Publication. The court may order notice by publication if notice by mail is impracticable or if it is desirable to supplement the notice.
(m) Orders Concerning Notices. Except as these rules provide otherwise, the court may designate the matters about which, the entity to whom, and the form and manner in which a notice must be sent.
(n) Notice of an Order for Relief in a Consumer Case. In a voluntary case commenced under the Code by an individual debtor whose debts are primarily consumer debts, the clerk, or some other person as the court may direct, shall give the trustee and all creditors notice by mail of the order for relief not more than 20 days after the entry of such order. ( o) Caption. The caption of a notice given under this Rule 2002 must conform to Rule 1005. The caption of a debtor’s notice to a creditor must also include the information that § 342(c) requires.
(p) Notice to a Creditor with a Foreign Address.
(1) When Notice by Mail Does Not Suffice. At the request of the United States trustee or a party in interest, or on its own, the court may find that a notice mailed to a creditor with a foreign address within the time these rules prescribe would not give the creditor reasonable notice. The court may then order that the notice be supplemented with notice by other means or that the time prescribed for the notice by mail be extended.
(2) Notice of the Time to File a Proof of Claim. Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, a creditor with a foreign address must be given at least 30 days’ notice of the time to file a proof of claim under Rule 3002(c) or Rule 3003(c).
(3) Determining a Foreign Address. Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, the mailing address of a creditor with a foreign address must be determined under (g).
(q) Notice of a Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Pro - ceeding ; Notice of an Intent to Communicate with a Foreign Court or Foreign Representative.
(1) Timing of the Notice; Who Must Receive It. After a petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding is filed, the court must promptly hold a hearing on it. The clerk or the court’s designee must promptly give at least 21 days’ notice by mail of the hearing to: • the debtor; • all persons or bodies authorized to administer the debtor’s foreign proceedings; • all entities against whom provisional relief is being sought under § 1519; • all parties to litigation pending in the United States in which the debtor was a party when the petition was filed; and • any other entities as the court orders. If the court consolidates the hearing on the petition with a hearing on a request for provisional relief, the court may set a shorter notice period.
(2) Content of the Notice. The notice must:
(A) state whether the petition seeks recognition as a foreign main proceeding or a foreign nonmain proceeding; and
(B) include a copy of the petition and any other document the court specifies.
(3) Communicating with a Foreign Court or Foreign Representative. If the court intends to communicate with a foreign court or foreign representative, the clerk or the court’s designee must give notice by mail of the court’s intention to all those listed in (q)(1). (As amended Pub. L. 98-91, § 2(a), Aug. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 98-353, title III, § 321, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 357; Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Aug. 1, 1993; Apr. 23, 1996, eff. Dec. 1, 1996; Apr. 11, 1997, eff. Dec. 1, 1997; Apr. 26, 1999, eff. Dec. 1, 1999; Apr. 17, 2000, eff. Dec. 1, 2000; Apr. 23, 2001, eff. Dec. 1, 2001; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 26, 2004, eff. Dec. 1, 2004; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec. 1, 2016; Apr. 27, 2017, eff. Dec. 1, 2017; Apr. 27, 2020, eff. Dec. 1, 2020; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)