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In re Attorney & Debt Relief Agency

In re Attorney & Debt Relief Agency

Ruling
Attorney and debt relief agency ordered to pay filing fees and costs in nine cases in which they instructed debtors to file in forma pauperis but collected fees.
Issue(s)
Should attorney and debt relief agency be sanctioned for requesting and receiving payment of court filing fees from clients in multiple chapter 7 cases in which the clients' in forma pauperis applications had been approved?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 13, 2013 , LexisNexis #1213-103