Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Conforti, M.

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• holding that “[t]he starting point in discerning congressional intent is the existing statutory text and not the predecessor statutes.”
• holding that the plain meaning of the Bankruptcy Code's standards for awarding professional fees controlled even though such a reading made the word \attorney\ in the provision at issue \surplusage\
• holding that the plain meaning of the Bankruptcy Code’s standards for awarding professional fees controlled even though such a reading made the word “attorney” in the provision at issue “surplusage”
• holding that in a chapter 7 proceeding, a debtor’s attorney not retained under § 327 is not eligible for compensation
• holding that the “appoint[ment of] an estate trustee” under Chapter 7 “terminate[s] [the debtor’s] status as debtor-in-possession”
• holding that any amount due to counsel by a Chapter 7 debtor at the time bankruptcy petition is filed is dischargeable

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