Zambrana v. King

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING BANKRUPTCY APPEAL

PONSOR, District Judge.

This is an appeal of an order of the bankruptcy court dated August 23, 2006 disallowing fees for the Debtor’s counsel, Francis Lafayette, and requiring Attorney Lafayette to return to the Debtor the sum of $2,711.00.

The evolution of the bankruptcy case was troubled. The original bankruptcy petition, filed on January 16, 2006, contained obvious deficiencies, and on the very day after filing the bankruptcy judge gave the Debtor’s attorney until February 1, 2006 to update the petition. This deadline came and went with nothing…