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Deweese, In re
Aug
08
2023
Ruling
Chapter 11 debtors were allowed to compensate their attorney with unencumbered funds fromone of their solvent companies where no creditors had objected. (Bankr. W.D. Ky.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed;
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Biondo, In re--Biondo v. Gold
Feb
08
2023
Ruling
Debtor's objection to the fees awarded to attorneys in her bankruptcy overruled where the fees compensated the attorneys for services reasonably likely to benefit debtor's bankruptcy estate. (6th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.
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Sunergy Cal. LLC, In re
Nov
18
2022
Ruling
Debtor's counsel was not entitled to fees for services rendered while acting as counsel for thedebtor in possession after a Chapter 11 trustee was appointed. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed;
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Lupton Consulting LLC, In re
Mar
22
2022
Ruling
Fees sought by debtors' counsel were not subject to denial as court could not make the broadfinding that counsel's services were not reasonably likely to benefit the debtors' estates at thetime the services were rendered. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed;
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Rhoads, In re
Dec
06
2018
Ruling
Court denied trustee's attorneys'' requests for fees relating to services that did not benefit the debtor's estate. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.
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Porada, In re
Nov
27
2018
Ruling
Court reduced counsel's interim compensation and fees for entries that appear to be lumping and services with insufficient description. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.
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Swenning, In re
Jul
20
2017
Ruling
Application for approval and final allowance of compensation denied in part where counsel services were not allowed as they were not reasonably likely to benefit the estate. (Bankr. N.D. Okla.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.
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Horizon Grp. Mgmt., LLC, In re
Mar
08
2017
Ruling
Compensation to law firm that represented a trustee in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case had to be reduced as the firm billed for work it performed prior to retention, billed for time more than one attorney spent for performing the same task, and provided an insufficient description of work performed. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.
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In re Kaiser
Dec
15
2015
Ruling
Fees of attorneys for trustee allowed with reductions for services that were duplicative, did not benefit the estate, were clerical in nature and for non-discounted travel charges.
Issue(s)
Could trustee's attorney's fees pursuant to the fourth interim fee application be allowed?
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In re Kaiser
Feb
25
2015
Ruling
Trustee's attorneys' fees denied to the extent requested for services that did not benefit the estate or were not necessary to case administrations.
Issue(s)
Should interim fees of attorneys' for chapter 7 trustee be allowed?
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