Legal Opinion
In re Stewart
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided April 27, 2018No. Case No. 15–12215–JDL Jointly AdministeredPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Janice D. Loyd, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
I. Introduction
For more than two years after being retained by the Debtors to represent them in this bankruptcy case and numerous adversary proceedings associated with it, Debtors' Counsel Ruston Welch ("Welch") failed to disclose the amount, source or agreement for the payment of any attorney's fees to him. The question before the Court is whether Welch's failure to comply with the fee disclosure obligations imposed by the Bankruptcy Code and Rules constitutes sufficient grounds for the Bankruptcy Court to exercise its inherent power and discretion to…
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In re GomesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2018
- Se Prop. Holdings, LLC v. Stewart (In re Stewart)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2019
- In re NunezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2019
- David A Stewart and Terry P StewartUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2021
- David A Stewart and Terry P StewartUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2021
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