Rule 9024. Relief from a Judgment or Order

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(a) In General. Fed. R. Civ. P. 60 applies in a bankruptcy case— except that:
(1) the one-year limitation in Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(c) does not apply to a motion to reopen a case or to reconsider an uncontested order allowing or disallowing a claim against the estate;
(2) a complaint to revoke a discharge in a Chapter 7 case must be filed within the time allowed by § 727(e); and
(3) a complaint to revoke an order confirming a plan must be filed within the time allowed by § 1144, 1230, or 1330.
(b) Indicative Ruling. In some instances, Rule 8008 governs postjudgment motion practice after an appeal has been docketed and is pending.