Rule Text
The clerk must promptly notify in the manner provided by Rule 2002(f) all parties in interest of an order:
(a) denying a discharge;
(b) revoking a discharge;
(c) approving a waiver of discharge; or
(d) closing an individual debtor’s case without entering a discharge.
Amendment history: (As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
When a court denies or revokes a discharge, approves a debtor’s waiver of discharge, or closes an individual debtor’s case without granting one, the clerk must promptly notify all parties in interest. The clerk gives this notice in the manner Rule 2002(f) requires.
Committee Notes
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1983
The suspension by § 108(c) of the Code of the statute of limitations affecting any debt of a debtor terminates within 30 days after the debtor is denied a discharge or otherwise loses his right to a discharge. If, however, a debtor’s failure to receive a discharge does not come to the attention of his creditors until after the statutes of limitations have run, the debtor obtains substantially the same benefits from his bankruptcy as a debtor who is discharged.
This rule requires the clerk to notify creditors if a debtor fails to obtain a discharge because a waiver of discharge was filed under § 727(a)(10) or as a result of an order denying or revoking the discharge under § 727(a) or (d).
Committee Notes on Rules—2008 Amendment
This amendment was necessary because the 2005 amendments to the Code require that individual debtors in a chapter 7 or 13 case complete a course in personal financial management as a condition to the entry of a discharge. If the debtor fails to complete the course, the case may be closed and no discharge will be entered. Reopening the case is governed by § 350 and Rule 5010. The rule is amended to provide notice to parties in interest, including the debtor, that no discharge was entered.
Changes Made After Publication. No changes were made after publication.
Committee Notes on Rules—2024 Amendment
The language of Rule 4006 has been amended as part of the general restyling of the Bankruptcy Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only.
