Contesting a Petition in an Involuntary or Chapter 15 Case; Vacating an Order for Relief; Applying Part VII Rules

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 30, 2025

Rule 1018.

(a)

Applying Part VII Rules.

Unless the court orders or a Part I rule provides otherwise, Rules 7005, 7008–10, 7015–16, 7024–26, 7028–37, 7052, 7054, 7056, and 7062—together with any other Part VII rules as the court may order—apply to the following:

(1)

a proceeding that contests either an involuntary petition or a Chapter 15 petition for recognition; and

(2)

a proceeding to vacate an order for relief.

(b)

References to an “Adversary Proceeding.”

Any reference to an “adversary proceeding” in the rules listed in (a) is a reference to the proceedings listed in (a)(1)–(2).

(c)

“Complaint” Means “Petition.”

For the proceedings described in (a), a reference to the “complaint” in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure must be read as a reference to the petition.

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