In Re Bdt Farms, Inc., Debtor, John E. Foulston, United States Trustee, Region 20 v. Bdt Farms, Inc.

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of a Chapter 12 family farmer bankruptcy, 11 U.S.C. §§ 1201-31. The case presents a difficult question concerning the calculation of the standing trustee’s fee under 28 U.S.C. § 586(e). The United States Trustee appeals from adverse decisions of the bankruptcy and district courts. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 158(d) and 1291, and reverse. 1

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BDT Farms, Inc., a family farm, filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code in 1988. Appellant John E. Foulston was assigned as standing trustee, see 28 U.S.C. § 586(b), and…