In Re Red Cross Hospital Assoc., Inc.

ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES

MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

The bicephalous nature of the attorney-trustee comes under scrutiny in this six-year-old case in which the trustee, John W. Ames, requests payment for his services as attorney for the estate.

Finally ready for closing is the file of Red Cross Hospital Association, Inc., which has been delayed by, among other things, the efforts of a private collection agency employed by the trustee.

The trustee has petitioned for compensation for 73.8 hours of legal time at the rate of $85 per hour, or a total of $6,273, for the period of…