Legal Opinion
In Re Koren
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 5, 1995No. 19-11194PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Chief Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
Before this court is the Debtor’s Application to waive the $160 filing fee and administrative fee, pursuant to the informa pauper-is (“IFP”) pilot program established in this court and five other bankruptcy courts (“the IFP Program”), despite the fact that a $600 attorney’s fee has been paid on the Debtor’s behalf. We first review the standards for granting IFP relief, and determine that, putting aside the issue of payment of the attorney’s fee, the Debtor clearly qualifies for IFP status. Then, declining to follow two decisions of other IFP…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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