April 30, 2007 

Honorable Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House of Representatives 

Washington, D.C. 20515 

Dear Madam Speaker: 

I have the honor to submit to the Congress the amendments to the Federal 

Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 

United States pursuant to Section 2075 of Title 28, United States Code. 

Accompanying these rules are excerpts from the report of the Judicial 

Conference of the United States containing the Committee Notes submitted to the 

Court for its consideration pursuant to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code. 

 Sincerely,

 /s/ John G. Roberts, Jr. 
April 30, 2007 

Honorable Dick Cheney

President, United States Senate 

Washington, D.C. 20510 

Dear Mr. President: 

I have the honor to submit to the Congress the amendments to the Federal 

Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the 

United States pursuant to Section 2075 of Title 28, United States Code. 

Accompanying these rules are excerpts from the report of the Judicial 

Conference of the United States containing the Committee Notes submitted to the 

Court for its consideration pursuant to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code. 

 Sincerely,

 /s/ John G. Roberts, Jr. 
April 30, 2007 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

ORDERED: 

1. That the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure be, and they hereby are, 

amended by including therein amendments to Bankruptcy Rules 1014, 3007, 4001,

6006, 7007.1, and new Rules 6003, 9005.1, and 9037. 

[See infra., pp. .] 

2. That the foregoing amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 

Procedure shall take effect on December 1, 2007, and shall govern in all proceedings 

in bankruptcy cases thereafter commenced and, insofar as just and practicable, all 

proceedings then pending. 

3. That THE CHIEF JUSTICE be, and hereby is, authorized to transmit to 

the Congress the foregoing amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 

Procedure in accordance with the provisions of Section 2075 of Title 28, United 

States Code. 
AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL

RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 

Rule 1014. Dismissal and Change of Venue 

(a) DISMISSAL AND TRANSFER OF CASES. 

(1) Cases Filed in Proper District. 

If a petition is filed in the proper district, the court, on 

the timely motion of a party in interest or on its own 

motion, and after hearing on notice to the petitioners, the 

United States trustee, and other entities as directed by 

the court, may transfer the case to any other district if the 

court determines that the transfer is in the interest of 

justice or for the convenience of the parties. 

(2) Cases Filed in Improper District. 

If a petition is filed in an improper district, the court, 

on the timely motion of a party in interest or on its own 

motion, and after hearing on notice to the petitioners, the 

United States trustee, and other entities as directed by 
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the court, may dismiss the case or transfer it to any other 

district if the court determines that transfer is in the 

interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties. 

* * * * * 

Rule 3007. Objections to Claims 

(a) OBJECTIONS TO CLAIMS. An objection to the 

allowance of a claim shall be in writing and filed. A copy 

of the objection with notice of the hearing thereon shall be 

mailed or otherwise delivered to the claimant, the debtor 

or debtor in possession, and the trustee at least 30 days 

prior to the hearing. 

(b) DEMAND FOR RELIEF REQUIRING AN 

ADVERSARY PROCEEDING. A party in interest shall 

not include a demand for relief of a kind specified in Rule 

7001 in an objection to the allowance of a claim, but may 

include the objection in an adversary proceeding. 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 3 

(c) LIMITATION ON JOINDER OF CLAIMS 

OBJECTIONS. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or 

permitted by subdivision (d), objections to more than one 

claim shall not be joined in a single objection. 

(d) OMNIBUS OBJECTION. Subject to subdivision 

(e), objections to more than one claim may be joined in an 

omnibus objection if all the claims were filed by the same 

entity, or the objections are based solely on the grounds 

that the claims should be disallowed, in whole or in part, 

because: 

(1) they duplicate other claims; 

(2) they have been filed in the wrong case; 

(3) they have been amended by subsequently filed 

proofs of claim; 

(4) they were not timely filed; 
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(5) they have been satisfied or released during the 

case in accordance with the Code, applicable rules, or a 

court order; 

(6) they were presented in a form that does not 

comply with applicable rules, and the objection states that 

the objector is unable to determine the validity of the 

claim because of the noncompliance; 

(7) they are interests, rather than claims; or 

(8) they assert priority in an amount that exceeds 

the maximum amount under § 507 of the Code. 

(e) REQUIREMENTS FOR OMNIBUS OBJECTION. 

An omnibus objection shall: 

(1) state in a conspicuous place that claimants 

receiving the objection should locate their names and 

claims in the objection; 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 5 

(2) list claimants alphabetically, provide a crossreference to claim numbers, and, if appropriate, list 

claimants by category of claims; 

(3) state the grounds of the objection to each claim 

and provide a cross-reference to the pages in the omnibus 

objection pertinent to the stated grounds; 

(4) state in the title the identity of the objector and 

the grounds for the objections; 

(5) be numbered consecutively with other omnibus 

objections filed by the same objector; and 

(6) contain objections to no more than 100 claims. 

(f) FINALITY OF OBJECTION. The finality of any 

order regarding a claim objection included in an omnibus 

objection shall be determined as though the claim had 

been subject to an individual objection. 
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Rule 4001. Relief from Automatic Stay; Prohibiting 

or Conditioning the Use, Sale, or Lease of Property; 

Use of Cash Collateral; Obtaining Credit; 

Agreements 

* * * * * 

(b) USE OF CASH COLLATERAL. 

(1) Motion; Service. 

(A) Motion. A motion for authority to use cash 

collateral shall be made in accordance with Rule 9014 and 

shall be accompanied by a proposed form of order. 

(B) Contents. The motion shall consist of or (if 

the motion is more than five pages in length) begin with a 

concise statement of the relief requested, not to exceed 

five pages, that lists or summarizes, and sets out the 

location within the relevant documents of, all material 

provisions, including: 

(i) the name of each entity with an interest 

in the cash collateral; 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 7 

(ii) the purposes for the use of the cash 

collateral; 

(iii) the material terms, including duration, 

of the use of the cash collateral; and 

(iv) any liens, cash payments, or other 

adequate protection that will be provided to each entity 

with an interest in the cash collateral or, if no additional 

adequate protection is proposed, an explanation of why 

each entity’s interest is adequately protected. 

(C) Service. The motion shall be served on: 

(1) any entity with an interest in the cash collateral; (2) 

any committee elected under § 705 or appointed under 

§ 1102 of the Code, or its authorized agent, or, if the case 

is a chapter 9 municipality case or a chapter 11 

reorganization case and no committee of unsecured 

creditors has been appointed under § 1102, the creditors 
8 FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 

included on the list filed under Rule 1007(d); and (3) any 

other entity that the court directs. 

* * * * * 

(c) OBTAINING CREDIT. 

(1) Motion; Service. 

(A) Motion. A motion for authority to obtain 

credit shall be made in accordance with Rule 9014 and 

shall be accompanied by a copy of the credit agreement 

and a proposed form of order. 

(B) Contents. The motion shall consist of or (if 

the motion is more than five pages in length) begin with a 

concise statement of the relief requested, not to exceed 

five pages, that lists or summarizes, and sets out the 

location within the relevant documents of, all material 

provisions of the proposed credit agreement and form of 

order, including interest rate, maturity, events of default, 

liens, borrowing limits, and borrowing conditions. If the 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 9 

proposed credit agreement or form of order includes any of 

the provisions listed below, the concise statement shall 

also: briefly list or summarize each one; identify its 

specific location in the proposed agreement and form of 

order; and identify any such provision that is proposed to 

remain in effect if interim approval is granted, but final 

relief is denied, as provided under Rule 4001(c)(2). In 

addition, the motion shall describe the nature and extent 

of each provision listed below: 

(i) a grant of priority or a lien on property of 

the estate under § 364(c) or (d); 

(ii) the providing of adequate protection or 

priority for a claim that arose before the commencement 

of the case, including the granting of a lien on property of 

the estate to secure the claim, or the use of property of the 

estate or credit obtained under § 364 to make cash 

payments on account of the claim; 
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(iii) a determination of the validity, 

enforceability, priority, or amount of a claim that arose 

before the commencement of the case, or of any lien 

securing the claim; 

(iv) a waiver or modification of Code 

provisions or applicable rules relating to the automatic 

stay; 

(v) a waiver or modification of any entity’s 

authority or right to file a plan, seek an extension of time 

in which the debtor has the exclusive right to file a plan, 

request the use of cash collateral under § 363(c), or 

request authority to obtain credit under § 364; 

(vi) the establishment of deadlines for filing 

a plan of reorganization, for approval of a disclosure 

statement, for a hearing on confirmation, or for entry of a 

confirmation order; 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 11 

(vii) a waiver or modification of the 

applicability of nonbankruptcy law relating to the 

perfection of a lien on property of the estate, or on the 

foreclosure or other enforcement of the lien; 

(viii) a release, waiver, or limitation on any 

claim or other cause of action belonging to the estate or 

the trustee, including any modification of the statute of 

limitations or other deadline to commence an action; 

(ix) the indemnification of any entity; 

(x) a release, waiver, or limitation of any 

right under § 506(c); or 

(xi) the granting of a lien on any claim or 

cause of action arising under §§ 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 

553(b), 723(a), or 724(a). 

(C) Service. The motion shall be served on: (1) 

any committee elected under § 705 or appointed under 

§ 1102 of the Code, or its authorized agent, or, if the case 
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is a chapter 9 municipality case or a chapter 11 

reorganization case and no committee of unsecured 

creditors has been appointed under § 1102, on the 

creditors included on the list filed under Rule 1007(d); 

and (2) on any other entity that the court directs. 

* * * * * 

(d) AGREEMENT RELATING TO RELIEF FROM 

THE AUTOMATIC STAY, PROHIBITING OR 

CONDITIONING THE USE, SALE, OR LEASE OF 

PROPERTY, PROVIDING ADEQUATE PROTECTION, 

USE OF CASH COLLATERAL, AND OBTAINING 

CREDIT. 

(1) Motion; Service. 

(A) Motion. A motion for approval of any of the 

following shall be accompanied by a copy of the agreement 

and a proposed form of order: 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 13 

(i) an agreement to provide adequate 

protection; 

(ii) an agreement to prohibit or condition the 

use, sale, or lease of property; 

(iii) an agreement to modify or terminate the 

stay provided for in § 362; 

(iv) an agreement to use cash collateral; or 

(v) an agreement between the debtor and an 

entity that has a lien or interest in property of the estate 

pursuant to which the entity consents to the creation of a 

lien senior or equal to the entity’s lien or interest in such 

property. 

(B) Contents. The motion shall consist of or (if 

the motion is more than five pages in length) begin with a 

concise statement of the relief requested, not to exceed 

five pages, that lists or summarizes, and sets out the 

location within the relevant documents of, all material 
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provisions of the agreement. In addition, the concise 

statement shall briefly list or summarize, and identify the 

specific location of, each provision in the proposed form of 

order, agreement, or other document of the type listed in 

subdivision (c)(1)(B). The motion shall also describe the 

nature and extent of each such provision. 

(C) Service. The motion shall be served on: 

(1) any committee elected under § 705 or appointed under 

§ 1102 of the Code, or its authorized agent, or, if the case 

is a chapter 9 municipality case or a chapter 11 

reorganization case and no committee of unsecured 

creditors has been appointed under § 1102, on the 

creditors included on the list filed under Rule 1007(d); 

and (2) on any other entity the court directs. 

* * * * * 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 15 

Rule 6003. Interim and Final Relief Immediately 

Following the Commencement of the Case — 

Applications for Employment; Motions for Use, 

Sale, or Lease of Property; and Motions for 

Assumption or Assignment of Executory Contracts 

Except to the extent that relief is necessary to avoid 

immediate and irreparable harm, the court shall not, 

within 20 days after the filing of the petition, grant relief 

regarding the following: 

(a) an application under Rule 2014; 

(b) a motion to use, sell, lease, or otherwise incur an 

obligation regarding property of the estate, including a 

motion to pay all or part of a claim that arose before the 

filing of the petition, but not a motion under Rule 4001; 

and 

(c) a motion to assume or assign an executory contract 

or unexpired lease in accordance with § 365. 
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Rule 6006. Assumption, Rejection or Assignment of 

an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease 

* * * * * 

(e) LIMITATIONS. The trustee shall not seek 

authority to assume or assign multiple executory 

contracts or unexpired leases in one motion unless: (1) all 

executory contracts or unexpired leases to be assumed or 

assigned are between the same parties or are to be 

assigned to the same assignee; (2) the trustee seeks to 

assume, but not assign to more than one assignee, 

unexpired leases of real property; or (3) the court 

otherwise authorizes the motion to be filed. Subject to 

subdivision (f), the trustee may join requests for authority 

to reject multiple executory contracts or unexpired leases 

in one motion. 

(f) OMNIBUS MOTIONS. A motion to reject or, if 

permitted under subdivision (e), a motion to assume or 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 17 

assign multiple executory contracts or unexpired leases 

that are not between the same parties shall: 

(1) state in a conspicuous place that parties 

receiving the omnibus motion should locate their names 

and their contracts or leases listed in the motion; 

(2) list parties alphabetically and identify the 

corresponding contract or lease; 

(3) specify the terms, including the curing of 

defaults, for each requested assumption or assignment; 

(4) specify the terms, including the identity of each 

assignee and the adequate assurance of future 

performance by each assignee, for each requested 

assignment; 

(5) be numbered consecutively with other omnibus 

motions to assume, assign, or reject executory contracts or 

unexpired leases; and 
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(6) be limited to no more than 100 executory 

contracts or unexpired leases. 

(g) FINALITY OF DETERMINATION. The finality of 

any order respecting an executory contract or unexpired 

lease included in an omnibus motion shall be determined 

as though such contract or lease had been the subject of a 

separate motion. 

Rule 7007.1. Corporate Ownership Statement 

* * * * * 

(b) TIME FOR FILING. A party shall file the 

statement required under Rule 7007.1(a) with its first 

appearance, pleading, motion, response, or other request 

addressed to the court. A party shall file a supplemental 

statement promptly upon any change in circumstances 

that this rule requires the party to identify or disclose. 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 19 

Rule 9005.1. Constitutional Challenge to a Statute 

— Notice, Certification, and Intervention 

Rule 5.1 F. R. Civ. P. applies in cases under the Code. 

Rule 9037. Privacy Protection For Filings Made 

with the Court 

(a) REDACTED FILINGS. Unless the court orders 

otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing made with the 

court that contains an individual’s social-security number, 

taxpayer-identification number, or birth date, the name of 

an individual, other than the debtor, known to be and 

identified as a minor, or a financial-account number, a 

party or nonparty making the filing may include only: 

(1) the last four digits of the social-security number 

and taxpayer-identification number; 

(2) the year of the individual’s birth; 

(3) the minor’s initials; and 

(4) the last four digits of the financial-account 

number. 
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(b) EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REDACTION 

REQUIREMENT. The redaction requirement does not 

apply to the following: 

(1) a financial-account number that identifies the 

property allegedly subject to forfeiture in a forfeiture 

proceeding; 

(2) the record of an administrative or agency 

proceeding unless filed with a proof of claim; 

(3) the official record of a state-court proceeding; 

(4) the record of a court or tribunal, if that record 

was not subject to the redaction requirement when 

originally filed; 

(5) a filing covered by subdivision (c) of this rule; 

and 

(6) a filing that is subject to § 110 of the Code. 

(c) FILINGS MADE UNDER SEAL. The court may 

order that a filing be made under seal without redaction. 
FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 21 

The court may later unseal the filing or order the entity 

that made the filing to file a redacted version for the 

public record. 

(d) PROTECTIVE ORDERS. For cause, the court may 

by order in a case under the Code: 

(1) require redaction of additional information; or 

(2) limit or prohibit a nonparty’s remote electronic 

access to a document filed with the court. 

(e) OPTION FOR ADDITIONAL UNREDACTED 

FILING UNDER SEAL. An entity making a redacted 

filing may also file an unredacted copy under seal. The 

court must retain the unredacted copy as part of the 

record. 

(f) OPTION FOR FILING A REFERENCE LIST. A 

filing that contains redacted information may be filed 

together with a reference list that identifies each item of 

redacted information and specifies an appropriate 
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identifier that uniquely corresponds to each item listed. 

The list must be filed under seal and may be amended as 

of right. Any reference in the case to a listed identifier 

will be construed to refer to the corresponding item of 

information. 

(g) WAIVER OF PROTECTION OF IDENTIFIERS. 

An entity waives the protection of subdivision (a) as to the 

entity’s own information by filing it without redaction and 

not under seal.