Legal Opinion
In re Air Freight Central
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 28, 1988No. 88-0649-CV-W-6PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SACHS, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an allegedly inadequate allowance of attorneys’ fees in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Counsel sought $8,143 in fees and $1,870.80 in expenses; the award was for $6,559.80. Motion for reconsideration was denied and this appeal followed. The amounts involved are comparatively modest, but apparently matters of principle are presented.
The award was made under a formula devised by Chief Bankruptcy Judge Stewart, adopting a schedule of rates for attorneys based on years of bankruptcy experience and categories of legal work. The top…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. of Phila. v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Jenkins ex rel. Agyei v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Matter of DavisonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- Miner v. Stehlik & Associates (In Re Broady)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1988
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- In Re Rheam of Indiana, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990