Legal Opinion
In re Ward
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 26, 2014No. Nos. 13-31965-GMH, 13-32016-GMHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
G. MICHAEL HALFENGER, Bankruptcy Judge.
Counsel for the debtors, Credit Solutions, S.C., has appealed my rulings that it *911is not entitled to post-dismissal orders directing the trustee to pay counsel’s attorneys’ fees out of the debtors’ funds in her possession. Counsel has also moved in both cases under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8005 for a “stay” — really an injunction — prohibiting the chapter 13 standing trustee from distributing any of the debtors’ funds that she has in her possession until counsel’s appeals are resolved.
For the reasons that follow, I grant counsel’s…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re WardDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2014
- In re RyanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2014