MEMORANDUM AND DECISION
This Adversary Proceeding was commenced by the Chapter 11 Trustee on October 14,1986. The Trustee principally seeks to have Richard G. Miller (the “Debtor”) denied a bankruptcy discharge. Accordingly, the Trustee has propounded causes of action by which relief is sought pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a). What neither the Trustee nor the Debtor have considered, however, is that section 727 is inapplicable to a case which, as here, is pending under Chapter 11. 11 U.S.C. § 103(b).
The fact that section 727 cannot be relied upon, however, does not leave the Trustee powerless to see the Debtor’s discharge denied. Under 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(3),
The confirmation of a plan does not discharge a debtor if—
(A) the plan provides for the liquidation of all or substantially all of the property of the estate;
(B) the debtor does not engage in business after consummation of the plan; and
(C) the debtor would be denied a discharge under section 727(a) of this title if the case were a case under chapter 7 of this title.
11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(3).
Section 1141(d)(3) has been described as setting the stage for a denial of discharge in Chapter 11 under the following circumstances. “If an individual does not continue in business and the plan provides for the *271 liquidation of the individual’s nonexempt property, then the individual [may] be denied a discharge for any reason under section 727(a).” 5 Collier on Bankruptcy, ¶ 1141.01[4][a] (15th Ed.1985).
The Trustee has requested the Court to declare the Debtor unworthy of a bankruptcy discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 727(a). The request is premature. Whether the Debtor will be discharged depends on the type of plan, if any, that is confirmed. 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(3). Since a plan has yet to be proposed by the Trustee, the time is not ripe for a declaration of nondischargeability. Accordingly, decision on the Trustee’s complaint will be held in abeyance until such time as a plan of reorganization is confirmed and it is so ordered.