In re Petrovic

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A. Benjamin Goldgar, United States Bankruptcy Judge

Before the court for ruling is the motion of chapter 13 trustee - Glenn Stearns (“Stearns”) seeking an examination under Rule 2017 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2017, of the compensation paid to J. Kevin Benjamin (“Benjamin”), counsel for debtor Rade Petrovic (“Petrovic”). Stearns, maintains that Benjamin’s compensation exceeded the reasonable value of his services under section 329 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 329.

For the reasons set forth below, Stearns’s motion will be denied.

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