IN RE JASTREM

No. 99-16494.

253 F.3d 438 (2001)

In re: Jerry B. JASTREM, Debtor. American Law Center PC, Appellant, v. Linda Ekstrom Stanley, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 7, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. O'Neal, American Law Center, Sacramento, California, for the appellant.

Peter H. Carroll, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Fresno, California, for the appellee.

Before: MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Judge; JOHN T. NOONAN and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether, in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, an obligation to pay for pre-petition legal services is subject to automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 and discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727, when the debtor has agreed to pay for those services in installments pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1006(b). We also review the bankruptcy court's decision to reduce attorneys' fees. We hold...

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