Legal Opinion
Hoopai v. Hoopai
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2009No. 07-15868PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. appeals from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s vacatura of a bankruptcy court order awarding Countrywide $83,542.87 in attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 607-14. Countrywide argues that it is entitled to the fees as an oversecured creditor pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 506(b) (2000), or, alternatively, as the prevailing party pursuant to Hawaii state law, section 607-14. Because § 506(b) governs an oversecured creditor’s entitlement to attorneys’ fees incurred prior to confirmation of a Chapter 13 plan and preempts…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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