Legal Opinion
In Re Howard Atkins Romie Atkins, Debtors. Howard Atkins, Dba Coyote Health Center v. Wain, Samuel & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1995No. 94-15076PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Former Chapter 11 debtors, Mr. & Mrs. Howard Atkins (“debtors”), appeal the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirming the bankruptcy court’s nunc pro tune order that both retroactively authorized services an accounting firm rendered to the estate on an emergency basis and awarded the firm fees for those services. Because we agree that exceptional circumstances existed to warrant the retroactive approval, we affirm the BAP’s decision.
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The debtors filed for a Chapter 11 reorganization on March 30, 1990. On May 21, 1991, the debtors’ personal attorney, Mr.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- DeRonde v. Shirley (In Re Shirley)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- In Re Kroeger Properties and Development, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by36 opinions
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