Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Consejo De Titulares Del Condominio Carolina Court Apartments (In Re Lopez)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided May 7, 2009No. BAP No. PR 08-068. Bankruptcy No. 01-04801-GAC. Adversary No. 03-0093-GACPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEENEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
Ana Torres Lopez (the “Debtor”) appeals from a bankruptcy court order (the “Order”) determining the amount of her attorney’s fees and costs awarded in connection with her successful litigation against Consejo de Titulares del Condomi-nio Carolina Court Apartments (“Conse-jo”) for violation of the automatic stay. The bankruptcy court awarded Debtor’s counsel approximately one-third of the fees he requested. The only justification advanced by the bankruptcy court for reducing the attorney’s fees was the minimal amount of damages awarded to the Debtor for emotional…
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