- 11 U.S.C.
In re Leslie
Aug
26
2009
Ruling
Debtor's attorney ordered to pay trustee's reasonable fees and expenses for negligent failure to appear at hearing on objections to confirmation.
Procedural posture
Debtors filed a petition under chapter 13 and a plan for repaying their creditors. The debtors' attorney failed to appear at a hearing on objections the chapter 13 trustee filed to the debtors' plan, and the court denied confirmation and issued an order requiring the debtors' attorney to show cause why he should not be sanctioned and/or required to pay reasonable attorney fees and expenses the trustee incurred.
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