CourtRules BANKRUPTCY RULES  


CourtRule 1001. Scope of Rules and Forms; Short Title
Part I. COMMENCEMENT OF CASE; PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO PETITION AND ORDER FOR RELIEF
Part II. OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION; NOTICES; MEETINGS; EXAMINATIONS; ELECTIONS; ATTORNEYS AND ACCOUNTANTS
Part III. CLAIMS AND DISTRIBUTION TO CREDITORS AND EQUITY INTEREST HOLDERS; PLANS
Part IV. THE DEBTOR: DUTIES AND BENEFITS
Part V. COURTS AND CLERKS
Part VI. COLLECTION AND LIQUIDATION OF THE ESTATE
Part VII. ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS
Part VIII. APPEALS TO DISTRICT COURT OR BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL
Part IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part X. UNITED STATES TRUSTEES (Abrogated Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991)

Effective Date

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 That the Bankruptcy Rules, heretofore prescribed by this Court, be, and they hereby are, superseded by the new rules, effective August 1, 1983.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.”