Rule 9001 — Definitions

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9001

• Source: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rule: 9001
• PART X: [ABROGATED]
• Citation: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9001

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(a) IN THE CODE. The definitions of words and phrases in §§101,
902, 1101, and 1502 and the rules of construction in §102 apply in
these rules.
(b) IN THESE RULES. In these rules, the following words and
phrases have these meanings:
(1) ‘‘Bankruptcy clerk’’ means a clerk appointed under 28
U.S.C. §156(b).
(2) ‘‘Clerk’’ means a bankruptcy clerk if one has been ap-
pointed; otherwise, it means the district-court clerk.
(3) ‘‘Code’’ means Title 11 of the United States Code.
(4) ‘‘Court’’ or ‘‘judge’’ means the judicial officer who pre-
sides over the case or proceeding.
(5) ‘‘Debtor,’’ when the debtor is not a natural person and ei-
ther is required by these rules to perform an act or must ap-
pear for examination, includes:
(A) if the debtor is a corporation and if the court so des-
ignates:
• any or all of its officers, directors, trustees, or
members of a similar controlling body;
• a controlling stockholder or member; or
• any other person in control; or
(B) if the debtor is a partnership:
• any or all of its general partners; or
• if the court so designates, any other person in con-
trol.
(6) ‘‘Firm’’ includes a partnership or professional corpora-
tion of attorneys or accountants.
(7) ‘‘Judgment’’ means any appealable order.
(8) ‘‘Mail’’ means first-class mail, postage prepaid.
(9) ‘‘Notice provider’’ means an entity approved by the Ad-
ministrative Office of the United States Courts to give notice
to creditors under Rule 2002(g)(4).
(10) ‘‘Regular associate’’ means an attorney regularly em-
ployed by, associated with, or counsel to an individual or firm.
(11) ‘‘Trustee’’ includes a debtor in possession in a Chapter
11 case.
(12) ‘‘United States trustee’’ includes an assistant United
States trustee and a United States trustee’s designee.

Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 25, 2005, eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Apr. 28, 2010, eff. Dec. 1, 2010; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)