Legal Opinion
Smith v. Robbins (In Re IFS Financial Corp.)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2015No. 14-20588PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
W. Steve Smith, trustee of a complex Chapter 7 estate, engaged his firm to work for the estate with court approval. Smith, his lead appellate attorney and wife Blanche Smith, and their two children traveled to New Orleans for an oral argument. They arrived three days early and stayed the night afterwards. Smith later submitted a large, unitemized bill for his firm’s work that included a request to distribute $3,486.37 in estate funds to his firm for trip expenses. The bankruptcy court disallowed much of the requested amount and ordered Smith to show why…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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