---
title: "Prepare Rule 2004 examination topics and a document list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-public-examination-topics-documents-and-a-hearing-pack/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A8-T1-R8-US"
practice_area: "Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare Rule 2004 examination topics and a document list

> From the issues list the lawyer approves, draft topics and a document list limited to the matters Rule 2004(b) allows. Do not issue a subpoena.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-public-examination-topics-documents-and-a-hearing-pack/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## 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 issues list the lawyer approves, draft topics and a document list limited to the matters Rule 2004(b) allows. Do not issue a subpoena. |
| What the lawyer must review | On a party in interest’s motion, the court may order the examination of any entity (Rule 2004(a)). The examination may relate only to the debtor’s acts, conduct or property, liabilities and financial condition, any matter that may affect administration of the estate, or the debtor’s right to a discharge, plus the further matters in Rule 2004(b)(2) in a chapter 12 or 13 case or a chapter 11 case that is not a railroad reorganisation. Attendance and documents may be compelled under Rule 9016, and an attorney admitted in the court where the case is pending may issue and sign a subpoena on behalf of that court (Rule 2004(c)). A non-debtor witness is required to attend only if the lawful mileage and one day’s witness fee are first tendered. The lawyer decides the scope and signs any subpoena. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare public-examination topics, documents and a hearing pack](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-public-examination-topics-documents-and-a-hearing-pack.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the issues list the lawyer approves, draft topics and a document list limited to the matters Rule 2004(b) allows. Do not issue a subpoena.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Rule 2004 is not a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30 deposition. Do not mark the list as one.
- The examination of the debtor under § 343 is a separate examination. The rule limits both.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2004](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_2004) (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)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Creditor checklist for the meeting of creditors](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/us-creditor-341-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Questions and checks for a creditor's lawyer at a meeting of creditors under section 341. The debtor is examined under oath.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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