Legal Opinion

Hale v. United States Trustee (In Re Basham)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1997No. BAP Nos. ID-96-1107-RRyJ, ID-96-1115-RRyJ, Bankruptcy Nos. 95-00570-13, 95-00239-7PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge:

The United States Trustee (“UST”) filed motions pursuant to § 329 1 to review and disgorge attorney’s fees charged by the debtors’ counsel. Prior to the hearing on the UST’s motions, counsel filed motions to recuse the presiding bankruptcy judge, which were denied. The bankruptcy court granted the UST’s motions and ordered counsel to disgorge all fees received in excess of $100. Counsel filed a motion for reconsideration of the order granting the UST’s motions, which was also denied.

Counsel appeals the bankruptcy court’s orders which denied the motions to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. United States v. Ruth StudleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. In Re Park-Helena Corp., Debtor. Neben & Starrett, Inc. v. Chartwell Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995

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