United States Trustee v. Grenoble Apartments, II (In Re Grenoble Apartments, II)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN B. JONES, Chief Judge.

Introduction

The United States Trustee appeals the bankruptcy court’s Letter Decision of August 28, 1992 145 B.R. 43. The issues presented by this appeal are: (1) Whether a debtor’s attorney is entitled to charge one-half of his attorney rate for services performed by a certified legal assistant (CLA); 1 and (2) Whether an attorney who performs legal research for the bankruptcy estate and who is not connected with the applicant through a formal business relationship must be appointed as a “professional” by the bankruptcy court in order to…