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IN RE TRANSCON LINES

Bankruptcy No. 93-22207-DN. Adv. No. 92-04510.

178 B.R. 228 (1995)

In re TRANSCON LINES, Debtor. Leonard L. GUMPORT, Chapter 7 Trustee, Plaintiff, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California.

February 1, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick L. Shreve, Marjorie S. Steinberg, Gregory D. Schetina, Sung H. Shin, Tuttle & Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, Joseph L. Steinfield, Jr., Robert B. Walker, John T. Siegler, Sims, Walker & Steinfield, P.C., Washington, DC, for plaintiff Leonard L. Gumport, Trustee.

Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Christopher Kohn, Charles D. Stodghill, Andrea Horowitz Handel, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Nora Manella, U.S. Atty., Kathryn Ritchie, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for Dept. of Justice.

Robert S. Burk, Gen. Counsel, Henri F. Rush, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Ellen D. Hanson, Sr. Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Virginia Strasser, I.C.C., Washington, DC, Gregory J. Morrow, I.C.C., Los Angeles, CA, for I.C.C.

Leonard L. Gumport, Trustee, Hufstedler, Kaus & Ettinger, Los Angeles, CA, for Transcon Lines.

Marcy J.K. Tiffany, U.S. Trustee, Brian D. Fittipaldi, Attorney-Advisor, Office of U.S. Trustee, Los Angeles, CA, for Office of U.S. Trustee.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

ROBIN L. RIBLET, Bankruptcy Judge.

Leonard Gumport, chapter 7 trustee of the estate of Transcon Lines, has brought a motion under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), seeking to recover attorney's fees and costs incurred in litigating the legality of certain regulations issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Based upon the following discussion, the court finds the award of fees appropriate under the circumstances...

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