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title: "Diary the meeting of creditors from the order for relief"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/diary-the-first-meeting-of-creditors-in-an-administration/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
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practice_area: "Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Diary the meeting of creditors from the order for relief

> From the order-for-relief date and the chapter the lawyer marks, diary the chapter window and record whether a meeting has been called. Do not decide the outcome of the meeting.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/diary-the-first-meeting-of-creditors-in-an-administration/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the order-for-relief date and the chapter the lawyer marks, diary the chapter window and record whether a meeting has been called. Do not decide the outcome of the meeting. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether section 341(e) means no meeting is called, and you do not decide what happens at the meeting. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2003(a)(1) says that, except as provided in section 341(e), the United States trustee must call a meeting of creditors to be held no fewer than 21 days and no more than 40 days after the order for relief in a chapter 7 or 11 case, no fewer than 21 and no more than 35 days in a chapter 12 case, and no fewer than 21 and no more than 50 days in a chapter 13 case. If the designated place is not regularly staffed by the United States trustee or an assistant who may preside, Rule 2003(a)(3) says the meeting may be held no more than 60 days after the order for relief. 11 U.S.C. § 341(a) says that within a reasonable time after the order for relief, the United States trustee shall convene and preside at a meeting of creditors. Section 341(c) says the court may not preside at, and may not attend, any meeting under that section. The rule says the meeting must include an examination of the debtor under oath, and that the presiding officer may administer oaths. That examination is not a document this list prepares. The committee note on Rule 2003 says section 341(e) can mean the court orders that a meeting not be convened where acceptances were solicited before commencement. Railroad and municipality cases were not opened. Do not apply these windows there without those sections. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Diary the first meeting of creditors in an administration](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/diary-the-first-meeting-of-creditors-in-an-administration.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the order-for-relief date and the chapter the lawyer marks, diary the chapter window and record whether a meeting has been called. Do not decide the outcome of the meeting.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The windows are counted from the order for relief and differ by chapter. Section 341(e) can mean there is no meeting.
- The court does not preside at and does not attend the meeting.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2003](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_2003) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [11 U.S.C. § 341](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/341) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*