Legal Opinion
Cavazos v. Simmons
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 15, 1988No. Civ. A. Nos. CA3-88-0256-D to CA3-88-0259-D, Bankruptcy Nos. 386-34423-RCM-7, 386-33778-RCM-7, 383-00407-RCM-7 and 387-31614-RCM-7PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZWATER, District Judge.
These consolidated appeals present the question whether the limit on reasonable compensation for a trustee’s services prescribed by 11 U.S.C. § 326(a) applies to a paraprofessional employed by the trustee. Because the court concludes that § 326(a) governs only the trustee’s services and not those of a paraprofessional, the court vacates the appealed orders and remands these cases for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
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Plaintiffs-appellants, Arnaldo N. Cava-zos, Jr. and Charles B. Hendricks, 1 are two chapter 7 trustees appointed by the United States…
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