11 U.S.C. § 701 : US Code - Section 701: Interim trustee

Search 11 U.S.C. § 701 : US Code - Section 701: Interim trustee

(a)(1) Promptly after the order for relief under this chapter,
the United States trustee shall appoint one disinterested person
that is a member of the panel of private trustees established under
section 586(a)(1) of title 28 or that is serving as trustee in the
case immediately before the order for relief under this chapter to
serve as interim trustee in the case.
(2) If none of the members of such panel is willing to serve as
interim trustee in the case, then the United States trustee may
serve as interim trustee in the case.
(b) The service of an interim trustee under this section
terminates when a trustee elected or designated under section 702
of this title to serve as trustee in the case qualifies under
section 322 of this title.
(c) An interim trustee serving under this section is a trustee in
a case under this title.
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