In re Valentine

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

Counsel for the trustee seeks review of an order of the referee allowing him $7,000, rather than the $10,000 requested, for professional services rendered the trustee, himself an able attorney experienced in bankruptcy matters.

The petition which counsel filed with the- referee contains 53 numbered paragraphs under the heading “ ‘Highlights’ of Services Rendered” and a 21-page time schedule showing 21,482 minutes, or 358 hours and 2 minutes, spent on the case. The inclusion among the “highlights” of such items as hiring a watchman, securing court approval of a $53.81 bill…