Legal Opinion
In Re J.W. Knapp Company, Debtor. United States Trustee, Trustee-Appellant v. Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Trustee-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1991No. 90-1116PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
United States Trustee John Waites appeals the district court’s affirmance of a bankruptcy court decision to award compensation to the attorney for the Chapter 7 trustee. The bankruptcy court awarded compensation to J. Ralston Werum, of the law firm Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, for computing distribution, reviewing checks, preparing checks and reviewing and organizing returned checks.
On appeal, Waites contends that both the bankruptcy court and the district court abused discretion by awarding compensation for services that were essentially ministerial duties of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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