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(Effective August 1, 1983, as amended to Dec. 1, 2024)
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BANKRUPTCY RULES
- Rule 1001 . Scope; Title; Citations; References to a Specific Form.
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PART I—COMMENCEMENT OF CASE; PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO PETITION AND ORDER FOR RELIEF
- Rule 1002 . Commencing a Bankruptcy Case.
- Rule 1003 . Involuntary Petition: Transferred Claims; Joining Other Creditors; Additional Time to Join.
- Rule 1004 . Involuntary Petition Against a Partnership.
- Rule 1004.1 . Voluntary Petition on Behalf of an Infant or Incompetent Person.
- Rule 1004 . Petition in a Chapter 15 Case.
- Rule 1005 . Caption of a Petition; Title of the Case.
- Rule 1006 . Filing Fee.
- Rule 1007 . Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time to File.
- Rule 1008 . Requirement to Verify Petitions and Accompanying Documents.
- Rule 1009 . Amending a Voluntary Petition, List, Schedule, or Statement.
- Rule 1010 . Serving an Involuntary Petition and Summons.
- Rule 1011 . Responsive Pleading in an Involuntary Case; Effect of a Motion.
- Rule 1012 . Contesting a Petition in a Chapter 15 Case.
- Rule 1013 . Contested Petition in an Involuntary Case; Default.
- Rule 1014 . Transferring a Case to Another District; Dismissing a Case Improperly Filed.
- Rule 1015 . Consolidating or Jointly Administering Cases Pending in the Same District.
- Rule 1016 . Death or Incompetency of a Debtor.
- Rule 1017 . Dismissing a Case; Suspending Proceedings; Converting a Case to Another Chapter.
- Rule 1018 . Contesting a Petition in an Involuntary or Chapter 15 Case; Vacating an Order for Relief; Applying Part VII Rules.
- Rule 1019 . Converting or Reconverting a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 Case to Chapter 7.
- Rule 1020 . Designating a Chapter 11 Debtor as a Small Business Debtor.
- Rule 1021 . Designating a Chapter 7, 9, or 11 Case as a Health Care Business Case.
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PART II—OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION; NOTICES; MEETINGS; EXAMINATIONS; ELECTIONS; ATTORNEYS AND ACCOUNTANTS
- Rule 2001 . Appointing an Interim Trustee Before the Order for Relief in an Involuntary Chapter 7 Case.
- Rule 2002 . Notices.
- Rule 2003 . Meeting of Creditors or Equity Security Holders.
- Rule 2004 . Examinations.
- Rule 2005 . Apprehending and Removing a Debtor for Examination.
- Rule 2006 . Soliciting and Voting Proxies in a Chapter 7 Case.
- Rule 2007 . Reviewing the Appointment of a Creditors' Committee Organized Before a Chapter 9 or 11 Case Is Commenced.
- Rule 2007.1 . Appointing a Trustee or Examiner in a Chapter 11 Case.
- Rule 2007.2 . Appointing a Patient-Care Ombudsman in a Health Care Business Case.
- Rule 2008 . Notice to the Person Selected as Trustee.
- Rule 2009 . Trustees for Jointly Administered Estates.
- Rule 2010 . Blanket Bond; Proceedings on the Bond.
- Rule 2011 . Evidence That a Debtor Is a Debtor in Possession or That a Trustee Has Qualified.
- Rule 2012 . Substituting a Trustee in a Chapter 11 or 12 Case; Successor Trustee in a Pending Proceeding.
- Rule 2013 . Keeping a Public Record of Compensation Awarded by the Court to Examiners, Trustees, and Professionals.
- Rule 2014 . Employing Professionals.
- Rule 2015 . Duty to Keep Records, Make Reports, and Give Notices.
- Rule 2015.1 . Patient-Care Ombudsman.
- Rule 2015.2 . Transferring a Patient in a Health Care Business Case.
- Rule 2015.3 . Reporting Financial Information About Entities in Which a Chapter 11 Estate Holds a Substantial or Controlling Interest.
- Rule 2016 . Compensation for Services Rendered; Reimbursing Expenses.
- Rule 2017 . Examining Transactions Between a Debtor and the Debtor's Attorney.
- Rule 2018 . Intervention by an Interested Entity; Right to Be Heard.
- Rule 2019 . Disclosures by Groups, Committees, and Other Entities in a Chapter 9 or 11 Case.
- Rule 2020 . Reviewing an Act by a United States Trustee.
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PART III—CLAIMS AND DISTRIBUTION TO CREDITORS AND EQUITY INTEREST HOLDERS; PLANS
- Rule 3001 . Proof of Claim.
- Rule 3002 . Filing a Proof of Claim or Interest.
- Rule 3002.1 . Notice Relating to Claims Secured by a Security Interest in the Debtor's Principal Residence in a Chapter 13 Case.
- Rule 3003 . Chapter 9 or 11—Filing a Proof of Claim or Equity Interest.
- Rule 3004 . Proof of Claim Filed by the Debtor or Trustee for a Creditor.
- Rule 3005 . Filing a Proof of Claim or Accepting or Rejecting a Plan by a Surety, Endorser, Guarantor, or Other Codebtor.
- Rule 3006 . Withdrawing a Proof of Claim; Effect on a Plan.
- Rule 3007 . Objecting to a Claim.
- Rule 3008 . Reconsidering an Order Allowing or Disallowing a Claim.
- Rule 3009 . Chapter 7—Paying Dividends.
- Rule 3010 . Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13—Limits on Small Dividends and Payments.
- Rule 3011 . Chapter 7, Subchapter V of Chapter 11, Chapter 12, and Chapter 13—Listing Unclaimed Funds.
- Rule 3012 . Determining the Amount of a Secured or Priority Claim.
- Rule 3013 . Determining Classes of Creditors and Equity Security Holders.
- Rule 3014 . Chapter 9 or 11—Secured Creditors' Election to Apply §1111(b).
- Rule 3015 . Chapter 12 or 13—Time to File a Plan; Nonstandard Provisions; Objection to Confirmation; Effect of Confirmation; Modifying a Plan.
- Rule 3015.1 . Requirements for a Local Form for a Chapter 13 Plan.
- Rule 3016 . Chapter 9 or 11—Plan and Disclosure Statement.
- Rule 3017 . Chapter 9 or 11—Hearing on a Disclosure Statement and Plan.
- Rule 3017.1 . Disclosure Statement in a Small Business Case or a Case Under Subchapter V of Chapter 11.
- Rule 3017.2 . Setting Dates in a Case Under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 in Which There Is No Disclosure Statement.
- Rule 3018 . Chapter 9 or 11—Accepting or Rejecting a Plan.
- Rule 3019 . Chapter 9 or 11—Modifying a Plan.
- Rule 3020 . In a Chapter 11 Case, Depositing Funds Before the Plan is Confirmed; Confirmation in a Chapter 9 or 11 Case.
- Rule 3021 . Distributing Funds Under a Plan.
- Rule 3022 . Chapter 11—Final Decree.
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PART IV—THE DEBTOR: DUTIES AND BENEFITS
- Rule 4001 . Relief from the Automatic Stay; Prohibiting or Conditioning the Use, Sale, or Lease of Property; Using Cash Collateral; Obtaining Credit; Various Agreements.
- Rule 4002 . Debtor's Duties.
- Rule 4003 . Exemptions.
- Rule 4004 . Granting or Denying a Discharge.
- Rule 4005 . Burden of Proof in Objecting to a Discharge.
- Rule 4006 . Notice When No Discharge Is Granted.
- Rule 4007 . Determining Whether a Debt Is Dischargeable.
- Rule 4008 . Reaffirmation Agreement and Supporting Statement.
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PART V—COURTS AND CLERKS
- Rule 5001 . Court Operations; Clerks' Offices.
- Rule 5002 . Restrictions on Approving Court Appointments.
- Rule 5003 . Records to Be Kept by the Clerk.
- Rule 5004 . Disqualifying a Bankruptcy Judge.
- Rule 5005 . Filing Papers and Sending Copies to the United States Trustee.
- Rule 5006 . Providing Certified Copies.
- Rule 5007 . Record of Proceedings; Transcripts.
- Rule 5008 . Chapter 7—Notice That a Presumption of Abuse Has Arisen Under §707(b).
- Rule 5009 . Closing a Chapter 7, 12, 13, or 15 Case; Declaring Liens Satisfied.
- Rule 5010 . Reopening a Case.
- Rule 5011 . Motion to Withdraw a Case or Proceeding or to Abstain from Hearing a Proceeding; Staying a Proceeding.
- Rule 5012 . Chapter 15—Agreement to Coordinate Proceedings.
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PART VI—COLLECTION AND LIQUIDATION OF THE ESTATE
- Rule 6001 . Burden of Proving the Validity of a Postpetition Transfer.
- Rule 6002 . Custodian's Report to the United States Trustee.
- Rule 6003 . Prohibition on Granting Certain Applications and Motions Made Immediately After the Petition Is Filed.
- Rule 6004 . Use, Sale, or Lease of Property.
- Rule 6005 . Employing an Appraiser or Auctioneer.
- Rule 6006 . Assuming, Rejecting, or Assigning an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease.
- Rule 6007 . Abandoning or Disposing of Property.
- Rule 6008 . Redeeming Property from a Lien or a Sale to Enforce a Lien.
- Rule 6009 . Right of the Trustee or Debtor in Possession to Prosecute and Defend Proceedings.
- Rule 6010 . Avoiding an Indemnifying Lien or a Transfer to a Surety.
- Rule 6011 . Claiming Patient Records Scheduled for Destruction in a Health-Care-Business Case.
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PART VII—ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS
- Rule 7001 . Types of Adversary Proceedings.
- Rule 7002 . References to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Rule 7003 . Commencing an Adversary Proceeding.
- Rule 7004 . Process; Issuing and Serving a Summons and Complaint.
- Rule 7005 . Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers.
- Rule 7007 . Pleadings Allowed.
- Rule 7007.1 . Corporate Ownership Statement.
- Rule 7008 . General Rules of Pleading.
- Rule 7009 . Pleading Special Matters.
- Rule 7010 . Form of Pleadings in an Adversary Proceeding.
- Rule 7012 . Defenses; Effect of a Motion; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Other Procedural Matters.
- Rule 7013 . Counterclaim and Crossclaim.
- Rule 7014 . Third-Party Practice.
- Rule 7015 . Amended and Supplemental Pleadings.
- Rule 7016 . Pretrial Procedures.
- Rule 7017 . Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers.
- Rule 7018 . Joinder of Claims.
- Rule 7019 . Required Joinder of Parties.
- Rule 7020 . Permissive Joinder of Parties.
- Rule 7021 . Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties.
- Rule 7022 . Interpleader.
- Rule 7023 . Class Actions.
- Rule 7023.1 . Derivative Actions.
- Rule 7023.2 . Adversary Proceedings Relating to Unincorporated Associations.
- Rule 7024 . Intervention.
- Rule 7025 . Substitution of Parties.
- Rule 7026 . Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery.
- Rule 7027 . Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony.
- Rule 7028 . Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken.
- Rule 7029 . Stipulations About Discovery Procedure.
- Rule 7030 . Depositions by Oral Examination.
- Rule 7031 . Depositions by Written Questions.
- Rule 7032 . Using Depositions in Court Proceedings.
- Rule 7033 . Interrogatories to Parties.
- Rule 7034 . Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes.
- Rule 7035 . Physical and Mental Examinations.
- Rule 7036 . Requests for Admission.
- Rule 7037 . Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions.
- Rule 7040 . Scheduling Cases for Trial.
- Rule 7041 . Dismissing Adversary Proceedings.
- Rule 7042 . Consolidating Adversary Proceedings; Separate Trials.
- Rule 7052 . Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings.
- Rule 7054 . Judgments; Costs.
- Rule 7055 . Default; Default Judgment.
- Rule 7056 . Summary Judgment.
- Rule 7058 . Entering Judgment.
- Rule 7062 . Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment.
- Rule 7064 . Seizing a Person or Property.
- Rule 7065 . Injunctions.
- Rule 7067 . Deposit into Court.
- Rule 7068 . Offer of Judgment.
- Rule 7069 . Execution.
- Rule 7070 . Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act; Vesting Title.
- Rule 7071 . Enforcing Relief for or Against a Nonparty.
- Rule 7087 . Transferring an Adversary Proceeding.
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PART VIII—APPEALS TO DISTRICT COURT OR BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL
- Rule 8001 . Scope; Definition of "BAP"; Sending Documents Electronically.
- Rule 8002 . Time to File a Notice of Appeal.
- Rule 8003 . Appeal as of Right—How Taken; Docketing the Appeal.
- Rule 8004 . Leave to Appeal from an Interlocutory Order or Decree Under 28 U.S.C. §158(a)(3).
- Rule 8005 . Election to Have an Appeal Heard in the District Court Instead of the BAP.
- Rule 8006 . Certifying a Direct Appeal to a Court of Appeals.
- Rule 8007 . Stay Pending Appeal; Bond; Suspending Proceedings.
- Rule 8008 . Indicative Rulings.
- Rule 8009 . Record on Appeal; Sealed Documents.
- Rule 8010 . Transcribing the Proceedings; Filing the Transcript; Sending the Record.
- Rule 8011 . Filing and Service; Signature.
- Rule 8012 . Disclosure Statement.
- Rule 8013 . Motions; Intervention.
- Rule 8014 . Briefs.
- Rule 8015 . Form and Length of a Brief; Form of an Appendix or Other Paper.
- Rule 8016 . Cross-Appeals.
- Rule 8017 . Brief of an Amicus Curiae.
- Rule 8018 . Serving and Filing Briefs and Appendices.
- Rule 8018.1 . Reviewing a Judgment That the Bankruptcy Court Lacked Authority to Enter.
- Rule 8019 . Oral Argument.
- Rule 8020 . Frivolous Appeal; Other Misconduct.
- Rule 8021 . Costs.
- Rule 8022 . Motion for Rehearing.
- Rule 8023 . Voluntary Dismissal.
- Rule 8023.1 . Substitution of Parties.
- Rule 8024 . Clerk's Duties on Disposition of the Appeal.
- Rule 8025 . Staying a District Court or BAP Judgment.
- Rule 8026 . Making and Amending Local Rules; Procedure When There Is No Controlling Law.
- Rule 8027 . Notice of a Mediation Procedure.
- Rule 8028 . Suspending These Part VIII Rules.
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PART IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Rule 9001 . Definitions.
- Rule 9002 . Meaning of Words in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Rule 9003 . Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited.
- Rule 9004 . General Requirements of Form.
- Rule 9005 . Harmless Error.
- Rule 9005.1 . Constitutional Challenge to a Statute—Notice, Certification, and Intervention.
- Rule 9006 . Computing and Extending Time; Motions.
- Rule 9007 . Authority to Regulate Notices.
- Rule 9008 . Service or Notice by Publication.
- Rule 9009 . Using Official Forms; Director's Forms.
- Rule 9010 . Authority to Act Personally or by an Attorney; Power of Attorney.
- Rule 9011 . Signing Documents; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Verifying and Providing Copies.
- Rule 9012 . Oaths and Affirmations.
- Rule 9013 . Motions; Form and Service.
- Rule 9014 . Contested Matters.
- Rule 9015 . Jury Trial.
- Rule 9016 . Subpoena.
- Rule 9017 . Evidence.
- Rule 9018 . Secret, Confidential, Scandalous, or Defamatory Matter.
- Rule 9019 . Compromise or Settlement; Arbitration.
- Rule 9020 . Contempt Proceedings.
- Rule 9021 . When a Judgment or Order Becomes Effective.
- Rule 9022 . Notice of a Judgment or Order.
- Rule 9023 . New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment.
- Rule 9024 . Relief from a Judgment or Order.
- Rule 9025 . Security; Proceeding Against a Security Provider.
- Rule 9026 . Objecting to a Ruling or Order.
- Rule 9027 . Removing a Claim or Cause of Action from Another Court.
- Rule 9028 . Judge's Disability.
- Rule 9029 . Adopting Local Rules; Limit on Enforcing a Local Rule; Absence of Controlling Law.
- Rule 9030 . Jurisdiction and Venue Not Extended or Limited.
- Rule 9031 . Using Masters Not Authorized.
- Rule 9032 . Effect of an Amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Rule 9033 . Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
- Rule 9034 . Sending Copies to the United States Trustee.
- Rule 9035 . Applying These Rules in a Judicial District in Alabama or North Carolina.
- Rule 9036 . Electronic Notice and Service.
- Rule 9037 . Protecting Privacy for Filings.
- Rule 9038 . Bankruptcy Rules Emergency
- [PART X—UNITED STATES TRUSTEES] (Abrogated Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991)
Historical Note
The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure were adopted by order of the Supreme Court on Apr. 25, 1983, transmitted to Congress by the Chief Justice on the same day, and became effective Aug. 1, 1983.
The Rules have been amended Aug. 30, 1983, Pub. L. 98–91, §2(a), 97 Stat. 607, eff. Aug. 1, 1983; July 10, 1984, Pub. L. 98–353, title III, §321, 98 Stat. 357; Apr. 29, 1985, eff. Aug. 1, 1985; Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 25, 1989, eff. Aug. 1, 1989; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Aug. 1, 1993; Apr. 29, 1994, eff. Aug. 1, 1994; Oct. 22, 1994, Pub. L. 103–394, title I, §114, 108 Stat. 4118; Apr. 27, 1995, eff. Dec. 1, 1995; 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; Apr. 29, 2002, eff. Dec. 1, 2002; Mar. 27, 2003, eff. Dec. 1, 2003; Apr. 26, 2004, eff. Dec. 1, 2004; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 12, 2006, eff. Dec. 1, 2006; Apr. 30, 2007, eff. Dec. 1, 2007; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; Apr. 28, 2010, eff. Dec. 1, 2010; Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011; Apr. 16, 2013, eff. Dec. 1, 2013; Apr. 25, 2014, eff. Dec. 1, 2014; Apr. 29, 2015, eff. Dec. 1, 2015; Apr. 28, 2016, eff. Dec 1, 2016; Apr. 25, 2019, eff. Dec. 1, 2019; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)
Effective Date; Application; Supersedure of Prior Rules; Transmission to Congress
Sections 2 to 4 of the Order of the Supreme Court, dated Apr. 25, 1983, provided:
“2. That the aforementioned Bankruptcy Rules shall take effect on August 1, 1983, and shall be applicable to proceedings then pending, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court their application in a pending proceeding would not be feasible or would work injustice, in which event the former procedure applies.
“3. That the Bankruptcy Rules, heretofore prescribed by this Court, be, and they hereby are, superseded by the new rules, effective August 1, 1983.
“4. That the Chief Justice be, and he hereby is, authorized to transmit these new Bankruptcy Rules to the Congress in accordance with the provisions of Section 2075 of Title 28, United States Code.”