Legal Opinion

In Re: Jerry B. Jastrem, Debtor. American Law Center Pc v. Linda Ekstrom Stanley

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 7, 2001No. 99-16494PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether, in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, an obligation to pay for pre-petition legal services is subject to automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 and discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727, when the debtor has agreed to pay for those services in installments pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1006(b). We also review the bankruptcy court’s decision to reduce attorneys’ fees. We hold that the obligation to pay for pre-petition services was subject to automatic stay and discharge, and that the bankruptcy court did not…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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In Re P.R.T.C., Inc., Debtor. Duckor Spradling & Metzger v. Baum TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
In Re Robert Burns Jensen Rosemary Tooker Jensen, Debtors. California Department of Health Services v. Robert Burns Jensen Rosemary Tooker JensenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by60 opinions

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