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Removal of trustee or examiner

11 U.S.C. § 324
Title11Bankruptcy
ChapterSUBCHAPTER II—OFFICERS

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11 U.S.C. § 324.

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(a)The court, after notice and a hearing, may remove a trustee, other than the United States trustee, or an examiner, for cause.
(b)Whenever the court removes a trustee or examiner under subsection (a) in a case under this title, such trustee or examiner shall thereby be removed in all other cases under this title in which such trustee or examiner is then serving unless the court orders otherwise.

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History

(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2562; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, §208, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3098.)

Editorial Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

senate report no. 95–989
This section permits the court, after notice and a hearing, to remove a trustee for cause.

Editorial Notes

Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–554 amended section generally, designating existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituting "a trustee, other than the United States trustee, or an examiner" for "a trustee or an examiner", and adding subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 99–554 dependent upon the judicial district involved, see section 302(d), (e) of Pub. L. 99–554, set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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