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IN RE PUFFER

No. 11-1831.

674 F.3d 78 (2012)

In re Wayne Eric PUFFER, Debtor. L. Jed Berliner, Movant, Appellant, v. Denise M. Pappalardo, Trustee, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Jed Berliner , with whom Meghan R. Bristol and Berliner Law Firm were on brief, for appellant.

David G. Baker on brief for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, amicus curiae.

Lynne F. Riley , with whom Riley Law Group LLC was on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This bankruptcy case involves a dispute over attorneys' fees. Resolving this dispute requires us to address a question of first impression at the appellate level concerning the propriety of so-called "fee-only" plans in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. This is an issue that has divided the bankruptcy courts. Compare In re Paley, 390 B.R. 53, 59 (Bankr.N.D.N.Y. 2008) (rejecting fee-only plan as contrary to spirit...

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