In re Winterville Marine Servs.
Apr
16
2008
Ruling
Trustee could hire counsel that had represented parties with claims against debtor where there was no interest adverse to estate.
Procedural posture
A corporate debtor filed a petition under chapter 7, and a trustee was appointed to represent the bankruptcy estate. The trustee filed an application to hire counsel to assist him in prosecuting an adversary proceeding he filed, and after the court denied the trustee's application because it was filed under 11 U.S.C.S. § 327(e), the trustee filed a First Amended Application under 11 U.S.C.S. § 327(a).
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