In Re Cafferky

MEMORANDUM

GEORGE C. PAINE, II, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the court on the bankrupt’s objection to a portion of the application by Stephen M. Trautman, attorney for the trustee, for attorney’s fees and costs. The parties to this litigation approached the court in December of 1983, and requested an expedited hearing in order that the estate could avoid tax liability for 1984. In accordance with this court’s duty under the former Bankruptcy Act to insure an economic administration of the estate, this court granted an expedited hearing on December 30, 1983, and rendered an opinion…