Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

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(Effective August 1, 1983, as amended to Dec. 1, 2024)

• BANKRUPTCY RULES
  • Rule 1001 . Scope; Title; Citations; References to a Specific Form.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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)