Legal Opinion

In re Spillane

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 11, 1989No. 89-1102PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Sherri Spillane, debtor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding, appeals from an order of the District Court for the District of Rhode Island awarding attorney’s fees pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 330(a)(1) and 331. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in setting the fee award and, therefore, affirm.

Appellant filed a bankruptcy petition in Rhode Island in February 1985. In November 1986, the bankruptcy judge recommended to the district court that venue be transferred to California. Appellant objected to the transfer, but the district court…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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In the Matter of Emanuel JosephsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by69 opinions

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