In Re United States Trustee.
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32 F.3d 1370 63 USLW 2163 , 31 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 1136 , Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,029 In re UNITED STATES TRUSTEE. Anthony G. SOUSA, U.S. Trustee, Appellee, v. Paul Anthony MIGUEL, Patricia Ann Miguel, dba Miguel Dairy Systems, et al., and Michael D. McGranahan, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellant. No. 92-16496. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 14, 1994. Decided Aug. 5, 1994. Malcolm D. Gross, Altman, Collins & Gross, Modesto, CA, for appellant. Martha L. Davis, Gen. Counsel for the U.S. Trustee, Donna S. Tamanaha, Washington, DC, for appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case, we must decide whether a trustee in bankruptcy can receive reimbursement under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 330 (a)(2) for normal overhead expenses. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 158 (d). Because we conclude that Sec. 330(a)(2) does not contemplate reimbursement for normal overhead expenses, we affirm the district court. I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 2 Paul Anthony and Patricia Ann Miguel filed a voluntary joint petition for…