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KRESSEL v. KOTTS

Civ. Nos. 4-83-687, 4-83-688, 4-83-671 and 4-83-686.

34 B.R. 388 (1983)

Robert J. KRESSEL, Assistant United States Trustee, Plaintiff, v. John R. KOTTS, Defendant. (In re Leslie Schaffer, et al., BKY 3-81-0071). Robert J. KRESSEL, Assistant United States Trustee, Plaintiff, v. John R. KOTTS, Defendant. (In re Manuel R. Bravo, BKY 3-81-679). John R. KOTTS, Plaintiff, v. William P. WESTPHAL, Sr., Defendant. (In re Ryan's Painting and Decorating Contractors, BKY 4-80-1808(O); In re Premier Plastic Manufacturing Company, Inc., BKY 4-81-1758(O); In re Technistics, Inc., BKY 4-81-795(O)). Robert J. KRESSEL, Assistant United States Trustee, Plaintiff, v. John R. KOTTS, Defendant. (In re Bruce L. Hartberg, BKY 3-80-1902).

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

November 15, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Joanis, Briggs & Morgan, St. Paul, Minn., for Premier Plastics Mfg. Co., Inc.

John C. Childs, Rolfe Worden, Popham, Haik, Schnobrich, Kaufman & Doty, Minneapolis, Minn., for Technistics, Inc.

James H. Levy, St. Paul, Minn., for Leslie Schaffer, et al.

William P. Luther, Minneapolis, Minn., for John R. Kotts.

Robert C. Neill, Minneapolis, Minn., for U.S. trustee.

Ronald H. Groth, Minneapolis, Minn., for Ryan's Painting and Decorating Contractors, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MACLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

These consolidated bankruptcy appeals are before the Court on the plaintiff's appeal of two separate orders by bankruptcy judges denying or reducing the amount of attorneys' fees.

FACTS

The appellant in these cases, John R. Kotts, filed bankruptcy petitions on behalf of six different debtors. In all but one of the six cases, that is all Kotts did. Kotts received sizable retainers for his services...

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