· 11/13/2006
In Re Filiae Eliapo in Re Judy Eliapo, Debtors, Law Offices of David A. Boone v. Devin Derham-Burk U.S. Trustee
Citations
- 468 F.3d 592
- 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 28062
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that there is “nothing in § 330 that prevents a bankruptcy court from issuing and then relying on guidelines establishing presumptive fees for routine Chapter 13 cases”
- noting that “the notice-and-hearing definition in § 102(1) is flexible and sensitive to context”
- describing the problems with applying the lodestar method in Chapter 13 eases and approving the use of presumptive fees in such cases
- approving the presumptive fee procedure in the examination of attorney fees
- “[W]e will not reverse an award of fees unless we have a definite and firm conviction that the bankruptcy court committed clear error in the conclusion it reached after weighing all of the relevant factors.”
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Judges: Rymer, Fletcher, Clifton
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