Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Schwab (In Re Maloney)

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN J. THOMAS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Is a paralegal, employed in the office of counsel for a creditor, permitted to question a debtor at a meeting under 11 U.S.C. § 341?

This particular question comes to me by way of a Motion by Sears, Roebuck, & Company (“Sears”) to reconvene a first meeting of creditors for the Debtors John C. Maloney and Christine Maloney. The Motion was originally opposed by the Trustee, William C. Schwab, as well as the Debtors. Subsequent to the hearing on this issue, the Trustee withdrew his opposition to the Motion. Nevertheless, the Debtors continue to…