Legal Opinion
United States Trustee v. Eggleston Works Loudspeaker Co. (In Re Eggleston Works Loudspeaker Co.)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2000No. 00-8017, 00-8018PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUG, B. J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which RHODES, B. J., joined. MORGENSTERN-CLARREN, B. J., (p. 8), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
AUG, Bankruptcy Judge.
In these two consolidated appeals, the bankruptcy court allowed compensation to the chapter 7 debtors’ attorneys from each bankruptcy estate. We AFFIRM.
I. ISSUE ON APPEAL
The issue in this case is purely a matter of statutory interpretation: Whether a chapter 7 debtor’s attorney can be awarded fees from the estate under 11 U.S.C. § 380.
II. JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
The bankruptcy court’s order in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- First Union Mortgage Corp. v. Eubanks (In Re Eubanks)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. v. Family Snacks, Inc. (In Re Pro-Snax Distributors, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Roderick v. Levy (In Re Roderick Timber Co.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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- Simon v. Brentwood Tavern, L.L.C. (In Re Brentwood Golf Club, L.L.C.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2005
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