On motion and after a hearing, the court may transfer an adversary proceeding, or any part of it, to another district under 28 U.S.C. § 1412—except as provided in Rule 7019(b).
If you are part of a lawsuit inside a bankruptcy case (called an adversary proceeding), either side can ask the court to move that lawsuit to a different location. The court will hold a hearing before deciding whether to grant the move.
The court uses a federal law (28 U.S.C. § 1412) to decide if the transfer makes sense. The court can move the whole lawsuit or just part of it. There is one exception: certain situations covered under Rule 7019(b) cannot be transferred this way.
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Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1987 Amendment
The reference to the venue section of title 28 is amended to conform to the 1984 amendments to title 28.
Committee Notes on Rules—2024 Amendment
The language of Rule 7087 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.
(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)
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