Lobel & Opera v. United States Trustee (In Re Auto Parts Club, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Appellant, Lobel & Opera (“Lobel”) is a law firm which represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”) in the underlying bankruptcy case. Lobel filed its first and final fee application seeking $137,033.50 in fees and $11,134.94 in costs. Lobel had already received $93,514.55 pursuant to an interim fee order. The bankruptcy court found that the requested fees were not necessary because the majority of the fees were incurred after the debtor decided to sell its business, which would result in no distribution for unsecured creditors.…
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