U.S. Trustee Rebuffed in Objecting to Rates Higher than Local Rates
‘National’ rates higher than ‘local’ rates can be locked in by retention orders under Section 328(a).
BAP Lays Down Pleading Rules for Fee Applications in Small Chapter 7 Cases
The fee application by an attorney for a chapter 7 trustee in a small case must state facts to show why the services must have been performed by an attorney, not by the trustee.
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Contesting the Election of a ‘Permanent’ Trustee Is Compensable, Judge Goldblatt Says
Contesting the election of a chapter 7 trustee isn’t like defending a fee application, which Baker Botts held to be noncompensable.
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