United States Ninth Circuit

A judgment awarding the attorney a portion of his requested fees in a bankruptcy case is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the bankruptcy court's use of the presumptive no-look guideline fees for routine Chapter 13 cases was consistent with 11 U.S.C. section 330; 2) the court's criterion for awarding additional fees beyond the presumptive no-look fees was proper under section 330; and 3) a failure to hold a hearing on the application for additional fees violated Bankruptcy Rule 2017(b).

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/16/2006
• Decided 11/13/2006
• Published 11/13/2006

Judges

• WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: RYMER, W. FLETCHER, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. Boone, Law Offices of David A. Boone, San Jose, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Devin Derham-Burk, United States Trustee, Office of the U.S. Trustee, San Jose, CA, for the appellees.