Hopkins v. Asset Acceptance LLC (In Re Salgado-Nava)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARKELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
R. Sam Hopkins (“Hopkins”) sought $1,315.41 in fees for his service as a chapter 7 1 bankruptcy trustee. He based his request on the trustee compensation rates set forth in § 326(a). The bankruptcy court, however, found that the reasonable value of his services only amounted to $750 and limited Hopkins’s fees to that amount.
We REVERSE the bankruptcy court’s fee award and REMAND with instructions to enter a fee award of $1,315.41, the full amount Hopkins requested.
FACTS
Andy N. Salgado-Nava (“Salgado-Nava”) commenced his voluntary chapter 7…
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