Rule 2001 — Appointing an Interim Trustee Before the Order for Re- lief in an Involuntary Chapter 7 Case

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2001

• Source: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rule: 2001
• PART X: [ABROGATED]
• Citation: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2001

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(a) APPOINTING AN INTERIM TRUSTEE. After an involuntary Chap-
ter 7 case commences but before an order for relief, the court may,
on a party in interest’s motion, order the United States trustee to
appoint an interim trustee under §303(g). The motion must set
forth the need for the appointment and may be granted only after
a hearing on notice to:
• the debtor;
• the petitioning creditors;
• the United States trustee; and
• other parties in interest as the court orders.
(b) BOND REQUIRED. An interim trustee may be appointed only if
the movant furnishes a bond, in an amount that the court ap-
proves, to indemnify the debtor for any costs, attorney’s fees, ex-
penses, and damages allowable under §303(i).
(c) THE ORDER’S CONTENT. The court’s order must state the rea-
son the appointment is needed and specify the trustee’s duties.
(d) THE INTERIM TRUSTEE’S FINAL REPORT. Unless the court or-
ders otherwise, after the qualification of a trustee selected under
§702, the interim trustee must:
(1) promptly deliver to the trustee all the records and prop-
erty of the estate that are in the interim trustee’s possession
or under its control; and
(2) within 30 days after the trustee qualifies, file a final re-
port and account.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)