Honorable Bruce W. Black
Chapter 7 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Support of Order Awarding to Miriam R. Stein and Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., Attorneys for the Trustee, for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses.
| Total Fees Requested: |
$15,506.40 |
Total Costs Requested: |
$ 62.40 |
| Fees Disallowed: |
$ 2,035.00 |
Costs Disallowed: |
$ 0.00 |
| Total Fees Allowed: |
$13,417.40 |
Total Costs Allowed: |
$ 62.40 |
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| Total Fees and Costs Allowed: $ 13,
533.80 THE COURT HAS IDENTIFIED THE ATTACHED NOTED TIME AND EXPENSE ENTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN DISALLOWED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
Trustee Work Can Not Be Compensated As Professional Services
"The Trustee cannot effectively expand the maximum limits of Section 326(a) by hiring other people to perform his duties for him, whether they are paralegals, attorneys, accountants or other professional persons, and utilize the potentially unlimited scope of Section 330 as a basis for award of reasonable compensation." Boldt v. United States Trustee (In re Jenkins), 130 F.3d 1335, 1341 (9th Cir. 1997) (quoting In re Prairie Cent. Ry. Co., 87 B.R. 952, 959 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1988); see also In re Stevens, 407 B.R. 303 (Bankr.N.D.Ill. 2009):
| Draft Motion to extend time to object to discharge |
$ 264.00 |
| Charges associated with motion to abandon asset |
$ 1,024.00 |
| Charges associated with motion to employ professionals |
$ 528.00 |
Miriam R. Stein and Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. are hereby awarded an allowance of interim compensation and expenses as set forth above. Dated: 1 APR 2016
Entered:
/s/_________
Bruce W. Black
United States Bankruptcy Court