Bankr. No.:
86-30062
Chapter:
11
Date of Decision:
March 18, 1988
Issue:
11 U.S.C., Section 330; Application for attorney fees - excessive fees. B.R. 2016 - Recoverable fees; In re Pettibone Corp., 74 B.R. 293, 299 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Ill. 1987); Matter of Combined Craft Corp. 58 B.R. 819 (Bkrtcy. W.D. Wis. 1986) - Burden of proof; 11 U.S.C. 330, 1 Norton, Bankruptcy Law & Practice, Section 13.22 (1981) - comparable compensation for services in non-bankruptcy cases; 76 B.R. at 741 and 743 - Fees incurred pursuing adversarial trial; In re S.T.N. Enterprises, Inc., 70 B.R. 823 (Bkrtcy. D. Vt. 1987; In Re Jensen-Farley Pictures, Inc., 47 B.R. 557 (Bkrtcy. C.D. Utah, 1985); In re Taylor, 66 B.R. 390, (Bkrtcy. W.D. Pa. 1986); In re Watson Seafood & Poultry Co. Inc., 40 B.R. 436 (Bkrtcy. E.D.N.C. 1984); In re United Rockwool, Inc., 32 B.R. 558 (Bkrtcy, E.D. Va. 1983); In re International Coins & Currency, Inc., 22 B.R. 127 (Bkrtcy. D. Vt. 1982). Fees charged for travel time - should they be billed at full hourly rate or a reduced rate?
Ruling:
Fees reduced. But see, In re Hanson, et al. - (March 8,1989) (86-30136).
Full Bankruptcy Court Decision:
