Legal Opinion
Roland v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 12, 1998No. CIV.A. 2:97cv788, Bankruptcy No. 96-27648-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a), this matter comes before the Court on appeal from the Bankruptcy Court, Judge David H. Adams presiding. By order filed July 8, 1997, the bankruptcy court denied Appellants David John and Marie Elana Roland’s application for employment of criminal counsel. Two questions have been presented on appeal. The first, and threshold question, is whether the bankruptcy court can deny the use of non-estate assets for the retention of criminal counsel. The second question presented is, assuming the bankruptcy court can…
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