In The Matter Of U.S. Golf Corporation

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• holding that a bankruptcy judge, in determining the reasonableness of attorney fees, “must hold an evidentiary hearing if there are any disputed factual issues.”
• holding that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion by applying a predetermined “maximum limit” to reduce the requested amount of attorneys’ fees “despite the favorable findings [it] had made of the Johnson factors”
• requiring the bankruptcy court to hold an evidentiary hearing on an attorneys' fee request if there are disputed factual issues
• stating that, when “determin[ing] the appropriate 3 Case: 24-50268 Document: 106-1 Page: 4 Date Filed: 06/04/2025 No. 24-50268 attorneys[’] fees,” the bankruptcy judge “must hold an evidentiary hearing if there are any disputed factual issues”
• requiring the bankruptcy court to hold an evidentiary hearing on an attorneys’ fee request if there are disputed factual issues
• application of Johnson and First Colonial required that the Bankruptcy Judge must describe findings of fact, explain the analysis of the appropriate factors which led to the decision, and indicate how each of the twelve Johnson factors affected the decision

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