Rule 1017. Dismissing a Case; Suspending Proceedings; Converting a Case to Another Chapter — Inbound Citations

(1) When a New Time Begins. When a case is converted to Chapter 7, a new time begins under Rule 1017, 3002, 4004, or 4007 to file:

(A) a motion under § 707(b) or (c);

(B) a proof of claim;

(C) a complaint objecting to discharge; or

(D) a complaint to determine whether a specific debt may be discharged.

(1) Chapter 7. In a Chapter 7 case, when the times to object to discharge and to file a motion to dismiss the case under Rule 1017(e) expire, the court must promptly grant the discharge—except under these circumstances:

(A) the debtor is not an individual;

(B) a complaint—or a motion under § 727(a)(8) or (9)—objecting to the discharge is pending;

(C) the debtor has filed a waiver under § 727(a)(10);

(D) a motion is pending to dismiss the case under § 707;

(E) a motion is pending to extend the time to file a complaint objecting to the discharge;

(F) a motion is pending to extend the time to file a motion to dismiss the case under Rule 1017(e)(1);

(G) the debtor has not fully paid the filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)—together with any other fee prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(b) that is payable to the clerk upon commencing a case—unless the court has waived the fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f);

(H) the debtor has not filed a certificate showing that a course on personal financial management has been completed—if such a certificate is required by Rule 1007(b)(7);

(I) a motion is pending to delay or postpone a discharge under § 727(a)(12);

(J) a motion is pending to extend the time to file a reaffirmation agreement under Rule 4008(a);

(K) the court has not concluded a hearing on a presumption—in effect under § 524(m)—that a reaffirmation agreement is an undue hardship; or

(L) a motion is pending to delay discharge because the debtor has not filed with the court all tax documents required to be filed under § 521(f).

(A) act under Rules 1006(b)(2), 1017(e), 3002(c), 4003(b), 4004(a), 4007(c), 4008(a), 8002, and 9033—but only as permitted by those rules; and

(F) a motion is pending to extend the time to file a motion to dismiss the case under Rule 1017(e)(1);