In Re Interamericas, Ltd.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER DENYING AMENDED APPLICATIONS TO EMPLOY STEVE SMITH, P.C.
MARVIN ISGUR, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Court has reviewed the Trustee’s applications to employ Steve Smith, P.C., as his counsel in each of the above-referenced cases. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that the Trustee’s application fails to set forth a basis on which the employment of Steve Smith, P.C. is “in the best interest of the estate” pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 327(d).
Background
On August 23, 2002, several creditors of IFS Financial Corporation (“IFS”), a Delaware corporation, filed an involuntary petition in…
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