Legal Opinion
Rubner & Kutner, P.C. v. United States Trustee (In Re Lederman Enterprises, Inc.)
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 7, 1992No. Civ. A. No. 91-K-1788, Bankruptcy No. 90 13301 CEMPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, Senior District Judge.
The issue in this bankruptcy appeal is whether the bankruptcy court erred in reducing the fees and costs requested by debtor’s counsel, Rubner & Kutner, P.C. (“R & K”), by approximately sixty-six percent. R & K argues: (1) the court ignored the proper legal standards in considering the fee application, (2) the court abused its discretion in mandating a twenty-percent, across-the-board reduction for counsel’s inadequate application, and (3) the court abused its discretion in reducing the fees based on its earlier finding that the debt-…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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