ADMINISTRATION OF CONFIRMED CHAPTER 11 PLANS

(a) Subchapter V Cases. In a Chapter 11 case proceeding under Subsection V, the debtor or other party administering the confirmed plan must comply with the following requirements: (1) Notice of Substantial Consummation. Within fourteen (14) days after a confirmed Chapter 11, Subchapter V plan is substantially consummated (as defined in 11 Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 25 U.S.C. § 1101(2 , the debtor or plan administrator must file with the Court and serve on the trustee, the United States Trustee, and all parties in interest notice of such substantial consummation pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1183(c)(2).

The notice must include a certification that includes a summary report of the disbursements, distributions, and transfers that have been made pursuant to the plan; a description of other acts taken to consummate the plan; and a description of any matters involving consummation of the confirmed plan that have not been fully resolved. (2) Post-Confirmation Progress Reports. The debtor or plan administrator must file with the Court and serve on the United States Trustee reports of progress towards full administration of the plan until the Court enters a final decree. The first report must be filed no later than six (6) months after entry of the order of confirmation.

Subsequent reports must be filed every six (6) months thereafter. (3) Discharge Order. In a case involving a consensual plan confirmed under 11 U.S.C. § 1191(a), the Court will issue a discharge order as appropriate under 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d) upon confirmation of the plan. In a case involving a non-consensual plan confirmed under 11 U.S.C. § 1191(b), the Court will issue a discharge order as appropriate under 11 U.S.C. § 1192 after the debtor certifies that the debtor has completed all plan payments and requests entry of an order of discharge.

(4) Motion for Final Decree. Upon full administration of the plan as defined in paragraph (c) of this Rule, the debtor or plan administrator must file with the Court and serve on the trustee, United States Trustee, and all parties in interest a motion for a final decree and to close the case. The motion must be substantially in the form of Local Bankruptcy Form N-1 (for non-individuals) or Local Bankruptcy Form N-2 which Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 26 includes a request for entry of a discharge (for individuals) and must be accompanied by a certification of full administration.

The certification must include a final summary report of the disbursements, distributions, and transfers that have been made pursuant to the plan. (5) Final Decree. The Court may enter a final decree and close the case at any time after the plan has been fully administered. (b) Non-Subchapter V Cases.

In a Chapter 11 case not proceeding under Subsection V, the debtor or other party administering the confirmed plan must comply with the following requirements: (1) Notice of Effective Date. Within fourteen (14) days after a confirmed Chapter 11 plan becomes effective, the debtor or plan administrator must file with the Court and serve on the United States Trustee and all parties in interest (including any trustee appointed in the case) notice of the occurrence of the plan’s effective date. (2) Post-Confirmation Progress Reports. The plan debtor or plan administrator must file with the Court and serve on the United States Trustee reports of progress towards full administration of the plan until the Court enters a final decree.

The first report must be filed no later than six (6) months after entry of the order of confirmation. Subsequent reports must be filed every six (6) months thereafter. (3) Discharge Order. In a case involving an individual, the Court will issue a discharge order, if requested by the debtor or plan administrator, as appropriate under 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d).

(4) Motion for Final Decree. Upon full administration of the plan as defined in paragraph (c) of this Rule, the debtor or plan administrator must file with the Court and serve on the United States Trustee and all parties in interest (including any trustee Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 27 appointed in the case) a motion for a final decree and to close the case. The motion must be substantially in the form of Local Bankruptcy Form N-1 (for non-individuals) or Local Bankruptcy Form N-2 which includes a request for entry of a discharge (for individuals) and must be accompanied by a certification of full administration.

The certification must include a final summary report of the disbursements, distributions, and transfers that have been made pursuant to the plan; and a description of other acts taken to consummate the plan. (5) Final Decree. The Court may enter a final decree and close the case at any time after the plan has been fully administered. (c) Full Administration of Plan.

A Chapter 11 plan will be deemed fully administered under Federal Bankruptcy Rule 3022: (1) in a Chapter 11 case other than a case involving a non-consensual plan confirmed under 11 U.S.C. § 1191(b), after the completion of the following: (A) six (6) months have elapsed after the entry of a final order of confirmation that has become nonappealable; (B) the deposits required by the plan have been distributed; (C) the property proposed by the plan to be transferred has been transferred; (D) the debtor or the successor of the debtor under the plan has assumed the business or the management of the property dealt with by the plan; (E) payments under the plan have commenced; and (F) all motions, contested matters, and adversary proceedings have been finally resolved; Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 28 (2) in a Chapter 11 case involving a non-consensual plan confirmed under 11 U.S.C. § 1191(b), upon completion of all plan payments; or (3) at another time specifically defined by the plan.