(a) The court, after notice and a hearing, may remove a trustee, 
other than the United States trustee, or an examiner, for cause.
    (b) Whenever the court removes a trustee or examiner under 
subsection (a) in a case under this title, such trustee or examiner 
shall thereby be removed in all other cases under this title in which 
such trustee or examiner is then serving unless the court orders 
otherwise.

(Pub. L. 95-598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2562; Pub. L. 99-554, title II, 
Sec. 208, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3098.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

                        senate report no. 95-989

    This section permits the court, after notice and a hearing, to 
remove a trustee for cause.


                               Amendments

    1986--Pub. L. 99-554 amended section generally, designating existing 
provisions as subsec. (a), substituting ``a trustee, other than the 
United States trustee, or an examiner'' for ``a trustee or an 
examiner'', and adding subsec. (b).


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Effective date and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 99-554 
dependent upon the judicial district involved, see section 302(d), (e) 
of Pub. L. 99-554, set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, 
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 703, 1104 of this title.