Rule 9010 — Authority to Act Personally or by an Attorney; Power of Attorney

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9010

• Source: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
• Rule: 9010
• PART X: [ABROGATED]
• Citation: Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9010

Text

(a) IN GENERAL. A debtor, creditor, equity security holder, in-
denture trustee, committee, or other party may:
(1) appear in a case and act either on the entity’s own behalf
or through an attorney authorized to practice in the court;
and

(2) perform any act not constituting the practice of law, by
an authorized agent, attorney-in-fact, or proxy.
(b) ATTORNEY’S NOTICE OF APPEARANCE. An attorney appearing
for a party in a case must file a notice of appearance containing
the attorney’s name, office address, and telephone number—unless
the appearance is already noted in the record.
(c) POWER OF ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT A CREDITOR. The author-
ity of an agent, attorney-in-fact, or proxy to represent a credi-
tor—for any purpose other than executing and filing a proof of
claim or accepting or rejecting a plan—must be evidenced by a
power of attorney that substantially conforms to the appropriate
version of Form 411. A power of attorney must be acknowledged
before:
(1) an officer listed in 28 U.S.C. §459 or §953 or in Rule 9012;
or
(2) a person authorized to administer oaths under the state
law where the oath is administered.

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.)