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In Re Chas. A. Stevens & Co.

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 29, 1989No. 19-05793PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. SQUIRES, Bankruptcy Judge.

Reductions of professional fees are among a bankruptcy’s judge’s most difficult and sensitive tasks. The controlling statutory and case authorities invest bankruptcy judges with broad discretion which must be equitably and fairly exercised without abuse to award appropriate compensation. Unfortunately for the applicant at bar, exercise of such discretion under the facts and history of this case mandates substantial disallowance of the fees requested and some of the expenses for which reimbursement is sought.

I. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. In Re WildmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
  3. In Re Pettibone Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
  4. In Re NRG Resources, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1986
  5. In Re Chicago Lutheran Hospital Ass'nUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In Re Spanjer Bros., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  2. In Re Allied Computer Repair, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1996
  3. In Re Adventist Living Centers, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
  4. In Re FamisaranUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
  5. In Re McNicholsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001

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