Legal Opinion
In Re Paul Clayton Jess, Debtor. Paul Clayton Jess v. Raymond Carey, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1999No. 98-15195PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Chapter 7 2 debtor Paul Clayton Jess (“Jess”), an attorney, appeals a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) decision affirming a bankruptcy court decision that granted, following a bench trial, the bankruptcy trustee’s request that Jess turn over to the estate a portion of a contingent-fee payment attributable to pre-petition legal work performed by Jess. Jess argues that the fee is not property of the estate because he had no right to collect it until services which he rendered post-petition were completed and a recovery was made for the benefit of his client.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,680 in Re Jeri L. Pace, Debtor. John E. Havelock John R. Strachan v. Harold S. Taxel, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- In Re Edward R. Fitzsimmons, Debtor. Edward R. Fitzsimmons v. Edward M. Walsh, Trustee, and Official Creditors' CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Russian River Watershed Protection Committee Brenda Adelman v. City of Santa RosaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Jay F. Swanson v. Stan LevyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Veal v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. (In Re Veal)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- In Re: Steve P. Myrvang and Joanne L. Myrvang, Debtors, June Cotner Graves v. Steve P. Myrvang Joanne L. MyrvangCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Booth v. Vaughan (In Re Booth)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- In Re: George Schmitz, Debtor. William C. Sliney v. Kenneth W. Battley, Trustee George SchmitzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Kekauoha-Alisa v. Ameriquest Mortgage Co. (In Re Kekauoha-Alisa)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
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