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§ 329(a)

In re Koliba

Ruling
Court denied a trustee's motion for denial of the debtor's attorney's fees since the attorney had made a technical filing error and had promptly corrected it.
Procedural posture

In earlier proceedings, the trustee filed a motion to dismiss the debtors'petition for bankruptcy relief because debtors'counsel had not complied with the signature requirements for electronic filing, and the motion to dismiss was denied. The trustee also asked the court to review and deny the fees paid to the debtors'attorney, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 329(a) and to order a full or partial disgorgement of the fees already paid.

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opinion summary, case decided on January 20, 2006 , LexisNexis #0206-028