USA Sales, Inc. v. Office of The United States Trustee
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
O 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 USA SALES, INC., a California Case No. 5:19-cv-02133-JWH-KK Corporation dba Statewide Distributors,
ORDER DENYING
Plaintiff, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
v. [ECF No. 69]
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRUSTEE,
16 Defendant. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Before the Court is the motion of Defendant Office of the United States Trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) for judgment on the pleadings. The Court concludes that this matter is appropriate for resolution without a hearing. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. For the reasons detailed below, the Motion is DENIED, and the Judgment in this case is AMENDED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff USA Sales, Inc.—a California tobacco distributor—filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in May 2016. At that time, the relevant statute—28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6)—capped the fees payable by a Chapter 11 debtor to the…