Legal Opinion

In Re Roberts

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah

Decided February 4, 1985No. 19-20846PublishedCited by 200 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN E. CLARK, Bankruptcy Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

These cases, consolidated for purposes of this opinion, come before the Court on two applications for allowance of interim compensation filed by the law firm of Roe & Fowler, attorneys for debtors in possession in both cases. Raised here is the recurring question of whether or not a law firm’s representation of more than one party to a case creates a conflict of interest that warrants a disallowance or reduction in the legal fees and costs requested. For the reasons set forth below, the applications in both of these cases are…

2Cases cited111 opinions

  1. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Wayman v. SouthardSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
  4. Bank of Marin v. EnglandSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Woods v. City Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by200 opinions

  1. In Re Larry T. & Cynthia J. Martin D/B/A a & W Drive-In Restaurant & Martin's Exxon, Debtors. Appeal of Larry T. & Cynthia J. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. In Re Arochem CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  3. Bernard P. Rome v. Joseph Braunstein, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. In Re Jensen-Farley Pictures, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
  5. In Re RobertsDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1987

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