MATTER OF HARGIS

No. 89-1155.

887 F.2d 77 (1989)

In the Matter of Bill K. HARGIS and Marilyn E. Hargis, Debtors. PALMER & PALMER, P.C., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Michael Jung, Royal H. Brin, Jr., Jeffrey R. Fine, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

William S. Parkinson, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Today we decide whether the district court properly upheld an order of a United States Bankruptcy Court requiring a law firm to disgorge and pay into the registry of the court money paid by the debtor to the law firm for services rendered.

Facts

Palmer & Palmer, P.C. began representing Mr. and Mrs. Hargis in 1981, continuing to represent them in various matters for the next six years. Mr. and Mrs. Hargis fell behind...

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