Velazquez v. Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. (In Re Velazquez)

In the Chapter 13 case of Appellees Lawrence David Velazquez and Tracy Louise Velazquez, Appellant Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. sought the recovery of attorney’s fees incurred in connection with the bankruptcy as well as a determination that compliance with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2016 was not necessary for the recovery of such fees. The bankruptcy court held that Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. was not entitled to recover its attorney’s fees and determined that there was no justiciable issue to resolve regarding the applicability of Bankruptcy Rule 2016 because…