Rule 7062
Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS
Fed. R. Civ. P. 62 applies in an adversary proceeding—except that a proceeding to enforce a judgment is stayed for 14 days after its entry.
When a court enters a judgment in a bankruptcy adversary proceeding, the winning party must wait 14 days before they can take steps to enforce it. This gives the losing party a short window of time before the other side can start collecting or acting on the judgment.
The general civil court rules about staying (pausing) enforcement of judgments also apply in these bankruptcy proceedings. The 14-day waiting period replaces the standard timeline that would otherwise apply under those civil rules.
Summary generated March 09, 2026
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1983
The additional exceptions set forth in this rule make applicable to those matters the consequences contained in Rule 62(c) and (d) with respect to orders in actions for injunctions.
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1991 Amendment
This rule is amended to include as additional exceptions to Rule 62(a) an order granting relief from the automatic stay of actions against codebtors provided by § 1201 of the Code, the sale or lease of property of the estate under § 363, and the assumption or assignment of an executory contract under § 365.
Committee Notes on Rules—1999 Amendment
The additional exceptions to Rule 62(a) consist of orders that are issued in contested matters. These exceptions are deleted from this rule because of the amendment to Rule 9014 that renders this rule inapplicable in contested matters unless the court orders otherwise. See also the amendments to Rules 3020, 3021, 4001, 6004, and 6006 that delay the implementation of certain types of orders for a period of ten days unless the court otherwise directs.
GAP Report on Rule 7062. No changes since publication.
Committee Notes on Rules—2018 Amendment
The rule is amended to retain a 14-day period for the automatic stay of a judgment. F.R.Civ.P. 62(a) now provides for a 30-day stay to accommodate the 28-day time periods under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for filing post-judgment motions and the 30-day period for filing a notice of appeal. Under the Bankruptcy Rules, however, those periods are limited to 14 days. See Rules 7052, 8002, 9015, and 9023.
Committee Notes on Rules—2024 Amendment
The language of Rule 7062 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.
References in Text
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in text, are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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