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Supreme Court of the United States

St. John's University School of Law

Excusable neglect

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Creditor’S Failure To File A Proof Of Claim Is Inexcusable Where Potential Danger Of Prejudice To Debtor Exists, Meghan Lombardo Jan 2017

Creditor’S Failure To File A Proof Of Claim Is Inexcusable Where Potential Danger Of Prejudice To Debtor Exists, Meghan Lombardo

Bankruptcy Research Library

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The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure provide that when an act is required … to be done at or within a specified period … the court for cause shown may at any time in its discretion… on motion made after the expiration of the specified period permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect. Rule 9006 grants a pardon for late filings that were caused by neglect. The Supreme Court has defined neglect as “‘giv[ing] little attention or respect’ to a matter or… ‘to leave undone or unattended to especially …