11 U.S.C. § 1142
Section 1142 · Implementation of plan
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 247 court decisions — leading case Pettibone Corporation v. Easley (1991)
Most recently applied in In re Maremont Corp. (May 2019)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 28 U.S.C. § 157 · 11 U.S.C. § 1141 · 28 U.S.C. § 1334
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable nonbankruptcy law, rule, or regulation relating to financial condition, the debtor and any entity organized or to be organized for the purpose of carrying out the plan shall carry out the plan and shall comply with any orders of the court.
(b) The court may direct the debtor and any other necessary party to execute or deliver or to join in the execution or delivery of any instrument required to effect a transfer of property dealt with by a confirmed plan, and to perform any other act, including the satisfaction of any lien, that is necessary for the consummation of the plan.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–353, §514(a), substituted “Implementation” for “Execution” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–353, §514(c), struck out the comma after “shall carry out the plan”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–353, §514(d), inserted “a” after “by”.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.