Legal Opinion
Velez v. St. Mary Hospital (In Re St. Mary Hospital)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 3, 1989No. 19-11221PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
"DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.
On January 24, 1989, counsel for the Plaintiffs in the above-captioned adversary proceeding filed a motion seeking substantial attorneys’ fees for their services performed in the course of the instant Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. 1 This motion is based, alternatively, on 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and 11 U.S.C. §§ 503(b)(3)(D) and (b)(4). We hold that the narrow scope of §§ 503(b)(3)(D) and (b)(4) precludes the very broad interpretation of the term “creditor,” submitted by the Plaintiff, such as would be necessary to allow the motion under that Code section. We…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Smith v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rodriguez v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hiser v. Neumann Medical Center, Inc. (In Re St. Mary Hospital)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Bonner v. Hiser (In Re St. Mary Hospital)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Altenberg v. Frankford Trust Co. (In Re Railroad Dynamics, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Hiser v. Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare (In Re St. Mary Hospital)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- In Re Glickman, Berkowitz, Levinson & Weiner, PCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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