Pioneer Inv. Servs. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd. P'ship

In Pioneer Inv. Servs. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd. P'ship, 507 U.S. 380 (1993), the Court considered the meaning of "excusable neglect" under Rule 9006(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The rule "empowers a bankruptcy court to permit a late filing if the movant's failure to comply with an earlier deadline 'was the result of excusable neglect.'" The Court concluded that the determination of what constitutes "excusable neglect": "is at bottom an equitable one, taking account of all relevant circumstances surrounding the party's omission. These include . . . the danger of prejudice to the debtor, the length of the delay and its potential impact on judicial proceedings, the reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the movant, and whether the movant acted in good faith." Id. at 395.