In Re Busy Beaver Building Centers, Inc. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart

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• holding that the bankruptcy court has “an independent duty to review fee applications even absent objections”
• finding that Section 105(a) provides “clear and compelling authority” to sua sponte review fee and expense applications, particularly in light of the discretionary language of Section 330(a)(1
• acknowledging that while the judge’s experience is the starting point for any inquiry, it is certainly not the ending point
• stating that courts should \rely on the market\ to assess reasonableness of fees
• noting that the duty to conduct an independent examination of fee applications is grounded in the “court's inherent obligation to monitor the debtor's estate and to serve the public interest.”
• indicating necessity for an applicant’s right to a hearing prior to disal-lowance

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