Baker Botts LLP v. ASARCO LLC, No. 14-103

Term: 
October, 2014
Opinion: 

 Sect. §330(a)(1) does not permit bankruptcy courts to award fees to §327(a) professionals for defending fee applications.

Full opinion here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-103_bpdg.pdf

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Oral Arguments Date: 

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Oral Arguments Date: 
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Transcript: 
Transcript
Certiorari Granted Date: 
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Petitions: 
Petition for a writ of certiorari
Brief of respondent ASARCO LLC
Reply of petitioners Baker Botts LLP
Brief of petitioners Baker Botts LLP
Brief of respondent ASARCO LLC
Reply of petitioners Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al.
Amicus Briefs: 
Brief amicus curiae of The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section
Brief amicus curiae of The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Brief amicus curiae of Neutral Fee Examiners in support of neither party
Brief amici curiae of Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Brief amicus curiae of United States
Brief amici curiae of Bankruptcy Law Scholars
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees
Brief amicus curiae of The State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section
Brief amici curiae of Former Bankruptcy Judges Leif M. Clark and Judith K. Fitzgerald
Brief amici curiae of Professors Richard Aaron, et al. filed.
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