In re Ezell
Oct
29
2012
Ruling
Counsel sanctioned and ordered to disgorge fee due to concealment of status as creditor by assigning claim.
Procedural posture
Counsel for a bankruptcy debtor listed a debt to an attorney as the assignee of a debt which represented fees owed to counsel for services in a prior bankruptcy case of the debtor, and counsel received all of the amounts paid on the debt through the debtor's plan. The U.S. Trustee moved for sanctions against counsel and for disgorgement of fees.
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