Legal Opinion
In Re Bolton
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 15, 1984No. 1-19-40672PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION & ORDER
C. ALBERT PARENTE, Bankruptcy Judge.
The standing Chapter 13 trustee (“trustee”) has moved pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 329 for judicial review of the fees paid by Claude Bolton, a Chapter 13 debtor, to his attorney. The trustee seeks a declaration of the reasonable value of the attorney’s services consonant with an order requiring the return of all amounts paid by the debt- or in excess of such value.
BACKGROUND
Debtor filed for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (“Code”) on March 6, 1984. This filing was undertaken after two previous petitions had been…
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