McMullen v. Schultz

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

This case involves an appeal of an award of attorney fees issued by a bankruptcy court. The appellee, Gordon N. Schultz, is an attorney who appears pro se.

I. Factual Background

The Debtor/Appellant, Judith McMullen (“McMullen” or “the Debtor”), is a licensed real estate broker. She filed a voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in January, 2000 and the case was assigned to United States Bankruptcy Judge William C. Hill-man of this district. At the time the Debt- or initiated the proceedings, she owned a fully-rented, two-family residence as an…