---
kind: "unit"
title: "11a"
title_heading: "Bankruptcy Rules"
key: "ptVII"
level: "part"
label: "Part VII"
heading: "Adversary Proceedings"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/11a/ptVII"
sections_count: 55
---

# Part VII — Adversary Proceedings

Title 11A — Bankruptcy Rules

## Sections

- [§bankr-7001. Types of Adversary Proceedings](/usc/11a/bankr-7001.md)
- [§bankr-7002. References to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure](/usc/11a/bankr-7002.md)
- [§bankr-7003. Commencing an Adversary Proceeding](/usc/11a/bankr-7003.md)
- [§bankr-7004. Process; Issuing and Serving a Summons and Complaint](/usc/11a/bankr-7004.md)
- [§bankr-7005. Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers](/usc/11a/bankr-7005.md)
- [§bankr-7007. Pleadings Allowed](/usc/11a/bankr-7007.md)
- [§bankr-7007.1. Corporate Ownership Statement](/usc/11a/bankr-7007.1.md)
- [§bankr-7008. General Rules of Pleading](/usc/11a/bankr-7008.md)
- [§bankr-7009. Pleading Special Matters](/usc/11a/bankr-7009.md)
- [§bankr-7010. Form of Pleadings in an Adversary Proceeding](/usc/11a/bankr-7010.md)
- [§bankr-7012. Defenses; Effect of a Motion; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Other Procedural Matters](/usc/11a/bankr-7012.md)
- [§bankr-7013. Counterclaim and Crossclaim](/usc/11a/bankr-7013.md)
- [§bankr-7014. Third-Party Practice](/usc/11a/bankr-7014.md)
- [§bankr-7015. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings](/usc/11a/bankr-7015.md)
- [§bankr-7016. Pretrial Procedures](/usc/11a/bankr-7016.md)
- [§bankr-7017. Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers](/usc/11a/bankr-7017.md)
- [§bankr-7018. Joinder of Claims](/usc/11a/bankr-7018.md)
- [§bankr-7019. Required Joinder of Parties](/usc/11a/bankr-7019.md)
- [§bankr-7020. Permissive Joinder of Parties](/usc/11a/bankr-7020.md)
- [§bankr-7021. Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties](/usc/11a/bankr-7021.md)
- [§bankr-7022. Interpleader](/usc/11a/bankr-7022.md)
- [§bankr-7023. Class Actions](/usc/11a/bankr-7023.md)
- [§bankr-7023.1. Derivative Actions](/usc/11a/bankr-7023.1.md)
- [§bankr-7023.2. Adversary Proceedings Relating to Unincorporated Associations](/usc/11a/bankr-7023.2.md)
- [§bankr-7024. Intervention](/usc/11a/bankr-7024.md)
- [§bankr-7025. Substitution of Parties](/usc/11a/bankr-7025.md)
- [§bankr-7026. Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery](/usc/11a/bankr-7026.md)
- [§bankr-7027. Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony](/usc/11a/bankr-7027.md)
- [§bankr-7028. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken](/usc/11a/bankr-7028.md)
- [§bankr-7029. Stipulations About Discovery Procedure](/usc/11a/bankr-7029.md)
- [§bankr-7030. Depositions by Oral Examination](/usc/11a/bankr-7030.md)
- [§bankr-7031. Depositions by Written Questions](/usc/11a/bankr-7031.md)
- [§bankr-7032. Using Depositions in Court Proceedings](/usc/11a/bankr-7032.md)
- [§bankr-7033. Interrogatories to Parties](/usc/11a/bankr-7033.md)
- [§bankr-7034. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes](/usc/11a/bankr-7034.md)
- [§bankr-7035. Physical and Mental Examinations](/usc/11a/bankr-7035.md)
- [§bankr-7036. Requests for Admission](/usc/11a/bankr-7036.md)
- [§bankr-7037. Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions](/usc/11a/bankr-7037.md)
- [§bankr-7040. Scheduling Cases for Trial](/usc/11a/bankr-7040.md)
- [§bankr-7041. Dismissing Adversary Proceedings](/usc/11a/bankr-7041.md)
- [§bankr-7042. Consolidating Adversary Proceedings; Separate Trials](/usc/11a/bankr-7042.md)
- [§bankr-7052. Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings](/usc/11a/bankr-7052.md)
- [§bankr-7054. Judgments; Costs](/usc/11a/bankr-7054.md)
- [§bankr-7055. Default; Default Judgment](/usc/11a/bankr-7055.md)
- [§bankr-7056. Summary Judgment](/usc/11a/bankr-7056.md)
- [§bankr-7058. Entering Judgment](/usc/11a/bankr-7058.md)
- [§bankr-7062. Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment](/usc/11a/bankr-7062.md)
- [§bankr-7064. Seizing a Person or Property](/usc/11a/bankr-7064.md)
- [§bankr-7065. Injunctions](/usc/11a/bankr-7065.md)
- [§bankr-7067. Deposit into Court](/usc/11a/bankr-7067.md)
- [§bankr-7068. Offer of Judgment](/usc/11a/bankr-7068.md)
- [§bankr-7069. Execution](/usc/11a/bankr-7069.md)
- [§bankr-7070. Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act; Vesting Title](/usc/11a/bankr-7070.md)
- [§bankr-7071. Enforcing Relief for or Against a Nonparty](/usc/11a/bankr-7071.md)
- [§bankr-7087. Transferring an Adversary Proceeding](/usc/11a/bankr-7087.md)