In re Dinan

MEMORANDUM

BRUCE FOX, Bankruptcy Judge:

On October 18, 1986, the Judiciary Appropriation Act of 1987, P.L. 99-500 (“Appropriation Act”) was signed into law.1 Section 407(b) of the Appropriation Act amended 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(1) by raising the filing fee for chapter 7 bankruptcies from $60.00 to $90.00. The Appropriation Act took effect immediately. On October 27, 1986, the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986, P.L. 99-554 (Bankruptcy Judges Act) was signed into law. Section 117 of the Bankruptcy Judges Act also amended 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(1) to…