Legal Opinion
In Re Stephenson
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 10, 1997No. 18-00300PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIANE WEISS SIGMUND, Bankruptcy Judge.
Presently before the Court is the Debtor’s Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing Fee (the “Application”). The United States Trustee (“UST”) filed “comments” questioning whether the Application should be granted where an attorneys’ fee of $400 had been paid, albeit by the Debtor’s grandmother, for representation in the Chapter 7 case. After hearing on notice, I deny the Debtor’s Application for the reasons set forth below.
BACKGROUND
The Debtor, Stephanie V. Stephenson, filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy…
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