11 USC § 1105 - Termination of trustee’s appointment

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title: "11 USC § 1105 - Termination of trustee’s appointment"
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section_number: "1105"
section_name: "Termination of trustee’s appointment"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2628; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 501, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 223, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3102.)"
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# § 1105. Termination of trustee’s appointment

At any time before confirmation of a plan, on request of a party in interest or the United States trustee, and after notice and a hearing, the court may terminate the trustee’s appointment and restore the debtor to possession and management of the property of the estate and of the operation of the debtor’s business.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2628; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 501, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 223, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3102.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

### senate report no. 95–989

This section authorizes the court to terminate the trustee’s appointment and to restore the debtor to possession and management of the property of the estate and to operation of the debtor’s business. Section 1104(a) provides that this section does not apply in the case of a public company, for which the appointment of a trustee is mandatory.

### house report no. 95–595

This section authorizes the court to terminate the trustee’s appointment and to restore the debtor to possession and management of the property of the estate, and to operation of the debtor’s business. This section would permit the court to reverse its decision to order the appointment of a trustee in light of new evidence.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— inserted “or the United States trustee” after “party in interest”.

1984— substituted “estate and of the” for “estate, and”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Effective date and applicability of amendment by  dependent upon the judicial district involved, see section 302(d), (e) of , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .