In Re Sarao
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON TRUSTEE’S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY SPECIAL COUNSEL
MELVIN S. HOFFMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before me is the application of Chapter 7 trustee Joseph H. Baldiga under Bankruptcy Code § 327(c), 11 U.S.C. § 327(c), to employee Jeffrey A. Novins and the law firm of Fitzhugh & Mariani LLP (“F & M”) as special counsel to represent him in prosecuting a pending adversary proceeding against Joseph P. Sarao, the debtor’s father. To avoid confusion Joseph P. Sarao will hereinafter be referred to as “Joseph.” The trustee seeks to avoid and recover certain prepetition…
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