Legal Opinion
In Re Rangel
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 29, 2009No. 19-03316PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF FEES UNDER FIXED FEE AGREEMENT
JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Introduction
Two home lenders and one servicing company have filed fee applications in the four above-referenced Chapter 13 cases in order to recover attorneys’ fees that these entities paid or promised to pay Barrett, Daflin, Frappier, Turner & Engel, LLP (Barrett Daffin) for its legal services in those cases.
A home lender’s ability to collect fees and costs from a Chapter 13 debtor’s bankruptcy estate is governed, in the first instance, by the language of its loan documents.…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Southmark Corp. v. Coopers & LybrandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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- In the Matter of First Colonial Corp. Of America, Bankrupt. American Benefit Life Insurance Company, Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Franz J. Baddock, Trustee, Appellee-Cross-Appellant. In the Matter of First Colonial Corp. Of America, Bankrupt. Bert K. Robinson v. American Benefit Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cano v. GMAC Mortgage Corp. (In Re Cano)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
- Velazquez v. Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. (In Re Velazquez)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- In re RaygozaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2016
- Rodriguez v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
- In Re PerryUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2010
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