Legal Opinion
Assistant United States Trustee v. John Galt, Ltd. (In Re John Galt, Ltd.)
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided June 27, 1989No. Civ. A. No. 3:88-1616, Bankruptcy No. 87-30237PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
STAKER, District Judge.
The issues presented by this appeal from the decision of the bankruptcy court are: (1) whether a trustee can be employed by the estate under 11 U.S.C.A. § 327 (West 1979 & Supp.1989) as a professional person other than an attorney or an accountant; and (2) whether the bankruptcy court erred by allowing the trustee to hire himself, i.e., his wholly owned corporation, as a professional person for the estate and to waive his trustee fees payable under 11 U.S.C.A. § 326 (West 1979 & Supp.1989) in return for that corporation’s charging the estate…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re WildmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- In Re Lowry Graphics, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 1988
- Matter of Minton Group, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- In Re KingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Virginia v. First Federal Corp. (In Re First Federal Corp.)District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Palm Coast, Matanza Shores Limited Partnership, a Connecticut Limited Partnership, Debtor. United States Trustee v. Marvin J. Bloom, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- United States Trustee v. Bloom (In Re Palm Coast: Matanza Shores Ltd. Partnership)District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- In Re the Equitable Center, Debtor. The Equitable Center v. Commercial Investment Properties, Inc. Riddel, Williams, Bullitt & WalkinshawCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- In re MandellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1996