United States Trustees

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United States Trustees are officials within the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the administration and integrity of bankruptcy cases and trustees in the federal bankruptcy system.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government office ⓘ
federal official ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
canFile motions to appoint trustees or examiners ⓘ
motions to dismiss for substantial abuse ⓘ
objections to discharge ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdInYear 1978 ⓘ
duty appoint and supervise private trustees ⓘ
conduct creditor meetings under section 341 ⓘ
enforce means testing requirements in consumer bankruptcy ⓘ
ensure integrity of bankruptcy system ⓘ
maintain panels of private trustees ⓘ
monitor bankruptcy case administration ⓘ
oversee compliance with bankruptcy laws and rules ⓘ
pursue civil enforcement actions in bankruptcy cases ⓘ
refer potential criminal bankruptcy fraud to United States Attorneys ⓘ
review debtor repayment plans ⓘ
review disclosure statements in Chapter 11 cases ⓘ
review professional fee applications in bankruptcy cases ⓘ
employer United States Department of Justice ⓘ
expandedNationwideInYear 1986 ⓘ
goal prevent and address bankruptcy fraud and abuse ⓘ
promote efficiency in the bankruptcy system ⓘ
protect and preserve estate assets for creditors ⓘ
hasOfficeIn each federal judicial district except Alabama and North Carolina ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal bankruptcy system ⓘ
legalBasis Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ
Title 11 of the United States Code ⓘ
Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
notPresentIn bankruptcy administrator districts in Alabama and North Carolina ⓘ
oversees Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases ⓘ
Chapter 12 bankruptcy cases ⓘ
Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases ⓘ
Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases ⓘ
administration of bankruptcy cases ⓘ
case trustees in bankruptcy ⓘ
panel trustees in bankruptcy ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Justice ⓘ
United States Trustee Program ⓘ
reportsTo Executive Office for United States Trustees ⓘ
roleIn appointment of examiners in Chapter 11 cases ⓘ
appointment of official committees of unsecured creditors ⓘ
conversion or dismissal motions in abuse cases ⓘ
credit counseling and debtor education provider approval ⓘ
oversight of bankruptcy petition preparers ⓘ
supervision of Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ⓘ
subordinateTo Attorney General of the United States ⓘ
Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure → usedBy → United States Trustees ⓘ
United States Trustee Program → oversees → United States Trustees ⓘ
United States Trustee Program → oversees → Assistant United States Trustees ⓘ
linked to: United States Trustees
United States bankruptcy judges → collaboratesWith → United States trustees ⓘ
linked to: United States Trustees