United States Sixth Circuit

The United States Trustee has congressionally conferred authority, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 586(b), to accept the voluntary resignation of a bankruptcy trustee in a pending case, and the law does not require the decision to be submitted to the bankruptcy court for approval.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/21/2003
• Decided 12/19/2003
• Published 12/19/2003

Judges

• Before KEITH, DAUGHTREY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wendy Keats (briefed), William Kanter (argued and briefed), United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Section, for Appellant.