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In re Joseph William Dreps and Cynthia Ann Dreps

Bankr. No.: 
99-50103
Chapter: 
7
Date of Decision: 
August 5, 1999
Issue: 
Whether compensation the debtor's counsel received exceeded the reasonable value of the services rendered and therefore should be returned to the bankruptcy estate under ยง 329(b)?
Ruling: 
The attorney's staff member rendered all services but her services could not be compensated from the estate because she was not a certified paralegal. The attorney rendered no services at all so he could not be compensated from the estate. The attorney was directed to return to the bankruptcy estate all moneys he had received from the debtors except that portion representing the filing fee.
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