Legal Opinion
Norris Square Civic Ass'n v. St. Mary Hospital (In Re St. Mary Hospital)
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 4, 1990No. Bankruptcy No. 88-114215, Adv. No. 88-05655, Civ. A. No. 89-2697PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
In this adversary bankruptcy proceeding 1 , plaintiffs’ counsel seek substantial attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and 11 U.S.C. §§ 503(b)(3)(D) and (b)(4). The bankruptcy court held that neither statute afforded the relief requested. In re St. Mary Hospital, 97 B.R. 199 (Bankr.E.D.Pa.1989) (“St. Mary II”). Before me is the appeal of the order denying attorneys’ fees. I will affirm the judgment of the bankruptcy court.
St. Mary Hospital, acting through its parent entity, Franciscan Health Services, Inc. (“FHS”), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Smith v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- In The Matter Of M. Frenville Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Anna Ross v. John Horn, Commissioner, Division of Employment Security, Department of Labor and Industry of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Crystal Properties, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- In Re FRG, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- In Re Lease-A-Fleet, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Hiser v. Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare (In Re St. Mary Hospital)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- In Re Glickman, Berkowitz, Levinson & Weiner, PCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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