2021 US Code
Title 11 - Bankruptcy
Chapter 3 - Case Administration
Subchapter II - Officers
Sec. 324 - Removal of trustee or examiner

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Citation 11 U.S.C. § 324 (2021)
Section Name §324. Removal of trustee or examiner
Section Text

(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.

Source Credit

(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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 3 - CASE ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER II - OFFICERS
Sec. 324 - Removal of trustee or examiner
Contains section 324
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 92 Stat. 2562
100 Stat. 3098
Public Law References Public Law 95-598, Public Law 99-554
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