Legal Opinion
In Re Kobra Properties
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California
Decided June 1, 2009No. 19-20511PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The question is whether 11 U.S.C. § 327(a) allows a law firm to switch clients so as to represent a newly-appointed chapter 11 trustee after having represented the official committee of unsecured creditors. A diligent month-long search by the trustee for counsel has been fruitless. The exigencies of this complex operating real estate situation imperil the estates if the trustee remains stymied by lack of counsel.
There has been full, candid, and complete disclosure to all parties in interest. The committee consents to the withdrawal and re-employment and has…
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