Legal Opinion
Winship v. Cook (In Re Cook)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1998No. BAP No. WY-97-065, Bankruptcy No. 90-20215-APublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PUSATERI, Bankruptcy Judge.
Stephen R. Winship (“Winship”) appeals from an order disqualifying him as counsel for the chapter 7 Trustee and requiring disgorgement of all fees and expenses previously paid out of the bankruptcy estate. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. Background.
In March 1990, Ray Cook filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in the District of Wyoming. About a week later, his son, Alan Cook, and two limited partnerships in which they were involved, WLCO and Vancor, filed chapter 7 petitions. Gary Barney (“the Trustee”) was appointed…
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