Legal Opinion
Hancock v. McDermott
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2011No. 09-6203PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Kethledge, J.,
BATCHELDER, C.J. (p. 360), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the conclusion.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Attorney Hancock appeals from the district court’s summary affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s denial of his application for fees connected with a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hancock’s repeated failure to comply with the rules for bankruptcy appeals, however, warranted summary affir-mance by the district court without reaching the merits of his appeal.
Hancock represented Barnhill’s Buffet, Inc. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings from December 2007 through April 2008, when the…
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