(a) Time and Manner of Service.
(1) Time of Service. An objection to the allowance of a claim and a notice of objection that substantially conforms to the appropriate Official Form shall be filed and served at least 30 days before any scheduled hearing on the objection or any deadline for the claimant to request a hearing.
(2) Manner of Service.
(A) The objection and notice shall be served on a claimant by first-class mail to the person most recently designated on the claimant’s original or amended proof of claim as the person to receive notices, at the address so indicated; and
(i) if the objection is to a claim of the United States, or any of its officers or agencies, in the manner provided for service of a summons and complaint by Rule 7004(b)(4) or (5); or
(ii) if the objection is to a claim of an insured depository institution as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the manner provided in Rule 7004(h).
(B) Service of the objection and notice shall also be made by first-class mail or other permitted means on the debtor or debtor in possession, the trustee, and, if applicable, the entity filing the proof of claim under Rule 3005.
(b) Demand for Relief Requiring an Adversary Proceeding. A party in interest shall not include a demand for relief of a kind specified in Rule 7001 in an objection to the allowance of a claim, but may include the objection in an adversary proceeding.
(c) Limitation on Joinder of Claims Objections. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted by subdivision (d), objections to more than one claim shall not be joined in a single objection.
(d) Omnibus Objection. Subject to subdivision (e), objections to more than one claim may be joined in an omnibus objection if all the claims were filed by the same entity, or the objections are based solely on the grounds that the claims should be disallowed, in whole or in part, because:
(1) they duplicate other claims;
(2) they have been filed in the wrong case;
(3) they have been amended by subsequently filed proofs of claim;
(4) they were not timely filed;
(5) they have been satisfied or released during the case in accordance with the Code, applicable rules, or a court order;
(6) they were presented in a form that does not comply with applicable rules, and the objection states that the objector is unable to determine the validity of the claim because of the noncompliance;
(7) they are interests, rather than claims; or
(8) they assert priority in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount under § 507 of the Code.
(e) Requirements for Omnibus Objection. An omnibus objection shall:
(1) state in a conspicuous place that claimants receiving the objection should locate their names and claims in the objection;
(2) list claimants alphabetically, provide a cross-reference to claim numbers, and, if appropriate, list claimants by category of claims;
(3) state the grounds of the objection to each claim and provide a cross-reference to the pages in the omnibus objection pertinent to the stated grounds;
(4) state in the title the identity of the objector and the grounds for the objections;
(5) be numbered consecutively with other omnibus objections filed by the same objector; and
(6) contain objections to no more than 100 claims.
(f) Finality of Objection. The finality of any order regarding a claim objection included in an omnibus objection shall be determined as though the claim had been subject to an individual objection.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007; Apr. 27, 2017, eff. Dec. 1, 2017; Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021.)
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Compared to current version (2025).
(a) Time and Manner of Serviceng the Objection.
(1) Time tof Service. An objection to the allowance of a claim and a notice of the objection that substantially conforms to the appropriate Official Form shallmust be filed and served at least 30 days before any scheduled hearing on the objection or any deadline for the claimant holder to request a hearing.
(2) Whom to Serve; Manner of Service.
(A) The objection and notice shall be served on a claimant by first-classServing the Claim Holder. The notice-substantially conforming to Form 420B-and objection must be served by mail ton the person the claim holder most recently designated to receive notices on the claimant holder’s original or latest amended proof of claim as the person to receive notices, at the address so indicated; and
(i) i. If the objection is to a claim of:
(i) the United States, or anyone of its officers or agencies, in the manner provided for service ofservice must also be made as if it were a summons and complaint byunder Rule 7004(b)(4) or (5); or
(ii) if the objection is to a claim of an insured depository institution as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the manner provided in Rule 7004(h).
(B) Service of the objection and notice shall also be made by first-classservice must also be made under Rule 7004(h).
(B) Serving Others. The notice and objection must also be served, by mail (or other permitted means), on: • the debtor or debtor in possession,; • the trustee,; and, • if applicable, the entity filingthat filed the proof of claim under Rule 3005.
(b) Demand foring Relief That Requiringes an Adversary Proceeding. A - ing Not Permitted. In objecting to a claim, a party in interest shallmust not include a demand for relief of a kinda type of relief specified in Rule 7001 in an objection to the allowance of a claim, but may include the objection in an adversary proceeding.
(c) Limitation on Joinder of Claim on Omnibus Objections. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted by subdivision (d) court orders otherwise or (d) permits, objections to more than one claim shallmay not be joined in a single objection.
(d) Omnibus Objection. Subject to subdivision (e), objections to more than one claim may be joined in an omnibus single objection if:
(1) all the claims were filed by the same entity,; or
(2) the objections are based solely on the grounds that the claims should be disallowed, in whole or in part, because:
(1) they they:
(A) duplicate other claims;
(2B) they have beenwere filed in the wrong case;
(3C) they have been amended by subsequently filedlater proofs of claim;
(4D) they were not timely filed;
(5) theyE) have been satisfied or released during the case in accordance with the Code, applicable rules, or a court order;
(6F) they were presented in a form that does not comply with applicable rules, and the objection states that the objector is therefore unable to determine the validity of the claim because of the noncompliance;
(7) theya claim’s validity;
(G) are interests, rather thannot claims; or
(8) theyH) assert a priority in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount allowable under § 507 of the Code.
(e) Requirements ford Content of an Omnibus Objection. An omnibus objection shallmust:
(1) state in a conspicuous place that claimants receiving the objection should locate holders can find their names and claims in the objection;
(2) list the claimant holders alphabetically, provide a cross-reference to claim numbers, and, if appropriate, list claimant holders by category of claims;
(3) state for each claim the grounds ofor the objection to each claim and provide a cross-reference to the pages in the omnibus objection pertinent to the stated groundwhere pertinent information about the grounds appears;
(4) state in the title the identity of the objectorobjector’s identity and the grounds for the objections;
(5) be numbered consecutively with other omnibus objections filed by the same objector; and
(6) contain objections to no more than 100 claims.
(f) Finality of Objection. Tan Order When Objections Are Joined. When objections are joined, the finality of any order regarding any claim objection included in an omnibus objection shallmust be determined as though the claim had been subject to an individual objection.
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007; Apr. 27, 2017, eff. Dec. 1, 2017; Apr. 14, 2021, eff. Dec. 1, 2021; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)