IN RE SPILLANE

No. 89-1102.

884 F.2d 642 (1989)

In re Sherri SPILLANE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Malinou, Providence, R.I., on brief, for appellant.

Andrew S. Richardson, Wakefield, R.I., on brief, for John Boyajian, trustee, appellee.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Sherri Spillane, debtor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding, appeals from an order of the District Court for the District of Rhode Island awarding attorney's fees pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 330(a)(1) and 331. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in setting the fee award and, therefore, affirm.

Appellant filed a bankruptcy petition in Rhode Island in February 1985. In November 1986, the bankruptcy...

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