Legal Opinion
In Re Savage
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 24, 1986No. Bankruptcy 84-00549PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
The sole issue presented in this consolidated appeal is whether or not a bankruptcy court possesses authority under the Bankruptcy Code to review the statutory fees of a so-called Chapter 13 “standing trustee” operating under the United States Trustee Pilot Program, 28 U.S.C. §§ 581-589 and 11 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq (Pilot Program). Jurisdiction is premised on the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 158(a). Because the case presents a purely legal question, no special deference is owed to the conclusions of the court below. In re Hoffman, 65 B.R. 985, 986…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In the Matter of John W. Foster, Jr. And Myrtha D. Foster, Debtors. John W. Foster, Jr., and Myrtha D. Foster v. William Heitkamp, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- In Re CaseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981
- In Re Roco Corp.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re Bdt Farms, Inc., Debtor, John E. Foulston, United States Trustee, Region 20 v. Bdt Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- In Re Churchfield Management & Investment Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- In Re Erickson PartnershipUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1987
- In Re BurkhartUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · 1988
- In Re WrightUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1988
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