Alejandro Cervantes
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRESNO DIVISION 3 In re ) Case No. 18-10306-B-13 ) ALEJANDRO CERVANTES, ) Date: March 16, 2020 ) Time: 11:00 a.m. ) Place: U.S. Courthouse Debtor. ) 2500 Tulare St. ) Fresno, CA 8 ) ) F Ci of ut rh t rF ol oo mo r 1, D e p t . B
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RULING ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY FEES SHOULD NOT BE
12 DEEMED EXCESSIVE UNDER 11 U.S.C. § 329(b) 13 Parties and their attorneys Thomas O. Gillis, pro se; Michael H. Meyer, Chapter 13 Trustee; Marta E. Villacorta, Esq., Assistant United States Trustee for Tracy Hope Davis, United States Trustee 18 Introduction When debtor’s counsel opts to accept a “flat fee” to handle a Chapter 13 case, they assume the risk that they may be under- compensated. The path to additional compensation is narrow but not impassable: convince the court that substantial and unanticipated post-confirmation work was necessary. …