Bueno v. U.S. Bankruptcy Court (In Re Bueno)

MEMORANDUM DECISION ON APPEAL

KANE, Senior District Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the name of the debtor, but in the interest of debtor’s attorney who applied for attorney fees in the amount of $1,500.00 which was reduced by the Bankruptcy Judge to $1,200.00 and costs of $128.51. $500.00 had previously been paid leaving a balance of $828.51 to be paid out of plan payments.

This court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 and it is not contested. The standard of review of an award of attorney fees is abuse of discretion or error…