United States Fifth Circuit

11 U.S.C. section 506(b) does not permit appellants' recovery of attorney's fees and costs, as part of their oversecured statutory materialmen's lien claims against a bankruptcy debtor's oil and gas wells.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2006
• Published 07/26/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy Paul Dowling (argued), Gary, Thomasson, Hall & Marks, Corpus Christi, TX, for Bridgeport Tank Trucks and West Fork Tank Trucks Inc., Stewart F. Peck (argued), Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, William Ross Spence, Snow Fogel Spence, Houston, TX, for Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc. and Wilson Supply.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Carroll Pate (argued), Law Office of Robert C. Pate, Corpus Christi, TX, for Appellee.