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§1188 Status Conference

Title 11 › Chapter 11— REORGANIZATION › Subchapter V— SMALL BUSINESS DEBTOR REORGANIZATION › § 1188

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Court must hold a status conference within 60 days after relief is ordered and may extend time if the delay isn’t the debtor’s fault. No later than 14 days before, debtor must file with the court and serve a report on the trustee and parties about efforts to reach a reorganization plan.

Full Legal Text

Title 11, §1188

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), not later than 60 days after the entry of the order for relief under this chapter, the court shall hold a status conference to further the expeditious and economical resolution of a case under this subchapter.
(b)The court may extend the period of time for holding a status conference under subsection (a) if the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable.
(c)Not later than 14 days before the date of the status conference under subsection (a), the debtor shall file with the court and serve on the trustee and all parties in interest a report that details the efforts the debtor has undertaken and will undertake to attain a consensual plan of reorganization.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after Aug. 23, 2019, see section 5 of Pub. L. 116–54, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2019 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

11 U.S.C. § 1188

Title 11Bankruptcy

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60