Ryan Matthew Ohlinger
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
POSTED TO THE WEBSITE 2 NOT FOR PUBLICATION 4 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 In re: Case No. 24-21356-A-13 RYAN MATTHEW OHLINGER,
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10 Debtor. AMENDED MEMORANDUM 12
17 Argued and submitted on October 22, 2024 18 at Sacramento, California 19 Honorable Fredrick E. Clement, Bankruptcy Judge Presiding
Gerald Glazer and Julius Cherry, Glazer Appearances: and Cherry for the debtor, movant, and applicants; Lilian G. Tsang, Chapter 13 trustee in propria persona 23 24 25 26 27 This case is about accepting the bitter with the sweet. In the Eastern District of California, Chapter 13 debtor’s counsel may elect payment under either of two mutually exclusive, integrated payment schemes: (1) by noticed motion with the amount of the fees calculated by the lodestar method, 11 U.S.C. § 330; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002(a); LBR 2016-1(b); or (2) without motion, by opting into a fixed flat fee, LBR 2016-1(c). Proceeding by noticed motion…