In Re RED CARPET CORPORATION OF PANAMA CITY BEACH, Appellant, v. John S. MILLER and B.K. Roberts, Etc., Et Al., Appellees

In July 1976, appellant Red Carpet Corporation filed a petition for Chapter XI Reorganization. In August 1976, the debtor corporation retained John Miller as its attorney. Mr. Miller represented the corporation during the confirmation of its reorganization plan and in various adversary proceedings. In April 1979, the corporation dismissed Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller then filed an application for fees and reimbursement of costs in an amount in excess of $37,000. In March 1980, the bankruptcy court held an evidentiary hearing on Mr. Miller’s fee application. In April 1980, before the bankruptcy…