U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 30, 2025
Rule 9013.
Motions; Form and Service
(a)
Request for an Order.
A request for an order must be made by written motion unless:
(1)
an application is authorized by these rules; or
(2)
the request is made during a hearing.
(b)
Form and Service of a Motion.
A motion must state its grounds with particularity and set forth the relief or order requested. Unless a written motion may be considered ex parte, the movant must, within the time prescribed by Rule 9006(d), serve the motion on:

• the trustee or debtor in possession and those entities specified by these rules; or

• if these rules do not require service or specify the entities to be served, the entities designated by the court.

(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 16, 2013, eff. Dec. 1, 2013; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)