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PART IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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901. General definitions....

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902. Meanings of words in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when applicable in a bankruptcy case.......

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911. Signing and verification of pleadings and other papers.

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918. Secret, confidential, scandalous, or defamatory matter.. 1099 919. Compromise and arbitration.

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920. Contempt proceedings.

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921. Entry of judgment; district court record of referee's

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No. 1. Petition for voluntary bankruptcy.....

Application to pay filing fees in installments......
Order for payment of filing fees in installments...
Verification on behalf of a corporation..

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No. 16. Proof of claim for wages, salary, or commissions.... 1132 No. 16A. Proof of multiple claims for wages, salary, or com

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missions ...

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Order approving election of trustee or appointing
trustee and fixing the amount of his bond....... 1133
Notice to trustee of his election or appointment and
of time fixed for filing a complaint objecting to
discharge of bankrupt...

Bond of trustee or receiver...
Order approving trustee's bond... . .

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Notice of appeal to a district court from a judg

ment or order of a referee entered in adversary

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General orders and forms in bankruptcy to be abrogated....

Order and notice for final meeting of creditors...
Report of trustee in no-asset case....

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TITLE I

BANKRUPTCY RULES

Rule 1. Scope of bankruptcy rules and forms; short title. The rules and forms in this Title I govern the procedure in courts of bankruptcy in bankruptcy cases under Chapters I-VII of the Bankruptcy Act. These rules may be known and cited as the Bankruptcy Rules. These forms may be known and cited as the Official Bankruptcy Forms.

PART I. PETITION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATING THERETO AND TO ADJUDICATION

Rule 101. Commencement of bankruptcy case.

A bankruptcy case is commenced by filing a petition with the court by or against a person for the purpose of obtaining his adjudication as a bankrupt.

Rule 102. Reference of cases; withdrawal of reference and assignment.

(a) Reference.-Upon the filing of a petition the clerk shall refer the case forthwith to a referee or, if a local rule so provides, to more than one referee concurrently. Thereafter all proceedings in the case shall be before the referee except as otherwise provided by subdivision (b) of this rule, by Rules 115 (b), 409 (c), and 920, by § 2a (15) of the Act when a complaint seeks an injunction to restrain a court, by § 43c of the Act when the office of the referee is vacant, and by the provisions in the Act and the rules in Part VIII governing appeals from judgments of the referee.

(b) Withdrawal of reference and assignment.-The district judge may, at any time, for the convenience of parties or other cause, withdraw a case in whole or in

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