In re Bank of New England Corp.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The matters before the Court are the “Fifty-Third and Final Application for Allowance of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses by Andrews Kurth LLP Attorneys for the Chapter 7 Trustee” 1 (the “AK Application”) filed by Andrews Kurth LLP (“Andrews Kurth”), counsel to Dr. Ben S. Branch (“Dr. Branch”), the Chapter 7 trustee,2 the “Chapter 7 Trustee’s Final Application for Allowance of Compensation”3 (the “Branch Application”) filed by the Dr. Branch, the “United States Trustee’s Limited Objection to Fifty-Third and…