IN RE CENTURY CLEANING SERVICES, INC.

No. 98-35027.

195 F.3d 1053 (1999)

In re CENTURY CLEANING SERVICES, INC. Debtor, United States Trustee, Appellant, v. Garvey, Schubert & Barer; Michael Batlan, Trustee, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, William Kanter, and Steve Frank, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the appellants.

Charles C. Robinson, Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Seattle, Washington, for the appellees.

Before: FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge THOMAS.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether the 1994 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code preclude a Chapter 7 debtor's attorney from receiving professional fees from the bankruptcy estate for post-petition services. We conclude that a debtor's attorney may receive such fees pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 330, and therefore reverse the contrary determination of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel...

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