---
title: "Index facts for a chapter 11 trustee’s investigation statement"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/draft-liquidator-report-sections/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A8-B8-2-US"
practice_area: "Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index facts for a chapter 11 trustee’s investigation statement

> List the facts in the books that bear on fraud, dishonesty, incompetence, misconduct, mismanagement, or irregularity, each with the page. Write no paragraph of the statement that will be filed or sent to creditors.

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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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the facts in the books that bear on fraud, dishonesty, incompetence, misconduct, mismanagement, or irregularity, each with the page. Write no paragraph of the statement that will be filed or sent to creditors. |
| What the lawyer must review | 11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(4) requires the trustee, as soon as practicable, to file a statement of the investigation under paragraph (3), including any fact ascertained on those subjects or on a cause of action available to the estate, and to transmit a copy or a summary as that paragraph requires. The lawyer writes and files it. Bankruptcy Rule 9011(b) certifies a document presented to the court. Rule 9011(a) excepts a list, schedule, or statement from the signature requirement. The lawyer still does not file tool-written prose. Formal Opinion 512 does not move the investigation to the tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft liquidator report sections](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/draft-liquidator-report-sections.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the facts in the books that bear on fraud, dishonesty, incompetence, misconduct, mismanagement, or irregularity, each with the page. Write no paragraph of the statement that will be filed or sent to creditors.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- “Statement” in Rule 9011(a) is the exception from the signature sentence. It does not authorise the tool to compose the trustee’s investigation statement.
- Section 1106 is addressed to the trustee, and § 1106(b) to an examiner. A debtor-in-possession comparison under § 1107 was not opened.

## Sources

- [11 U.S.C. § 1106, duties of a chapter 11 trustee and examiner](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/1106) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_9011) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (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.*