Berry v. Chapter 13 Trustee

AMENDED ORDER ON APPEAL

COUGHENOUR, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross appeals from the bankruptcy court’s orders in the above-captioned case. Having reviewed all relevant documents, and being otherwise fully informed, the Court finds and rules as follows:

I. Background

The regional Chapter 13 Trustee (“Trustee”), supported by an office staff, services the local bankruptcies covered under Chapter 13. Regional Trustees are, in turn, supervised by the United States Trustee Program (“Program”), which reviews and approves or denies the Trustees’ yearly budget…