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In re Goines

In re Goines

Ruling
Responsibility of filing application to retain special counsel belonged to debtor.
Procedural posture

In a chapter 13 case, the parties disputed whether it was the responsibility of the chapter 13 trustee, the debtors, or special counsel to file an application to retain special counsel under 11 U.S.C.S. § 327(e) to prosecute a state-law cause of action in which the debtors were in possession of the claim.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 08, 2012 , LexisNexis #0312-036