Legal Opinion
In re Jarvis
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 28, 1995No. 94-2215PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Under. 11 U.S.C. § 327(a) and Fed. R.Bankr.P. 2014(a), a Chapter 11 trustee may employ professionals, with the bankruptcy court’s approval, to assist him in fulfilling his duties.1 In this appeal, we uphold a ruling denying an afterthought application for the employment of a professional. In the process, we address two questions of novel impression in this circuit. First, may a bankruptcy court approve a professional’s employment when no application is filed until after the services in question have been rendered? Second, if belated applications are cognizable at all,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bank of Marin v. EnglandSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by85 opinions
- Frank X. Losacco v. City of Middletown, Sebastian J. Garafalo, George Aylward, Joseph Bibisi, John Chowaniec, and Relford WardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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- Markel American Insurance v. Díaz-SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Walter F. Kusay, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Puerto Rico American Insurance v. Rivera-VázquezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
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