United States Trustee v. Costello (In Re Rankin)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

RALPH B. KIRSCHER, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this adversary proceeding initiated by the Office of U.S. Trustee seeking fines, injunctive relief, disallowance and turnover of fees paid by the Debtor to the Defendant Susan Lamoyne Costello (“Costello”) for numerous violations of 11 U.S.C. § 110 governing bankruptcy petition preparers (“BPP”), and unauthorized practice of law, the U.S. Trustee filed a motion for summary judgment on October 17, 2004, together with a Statement of Uncontrovert-ed Facts, supporting Memorandum of Law, and attachments including a Declaration of…