IN RE JOHN Q. HAMMONS FALL 2006, LLC

No. 20-3203.

15 F.4th 1011 (2021)

IN RE: JOHN Q. HAMMONS FALL 2006, LLC; ACLOST, LLC; Bricktown Residence Catering Co., Inc.; Chateau Catering Co., Inc.; Chateau Lake, LLC; City Centre Hotel Corp.; Civic Center Redevelopment Corp.; Concord Golf Catering Co., Inc.; Concord Hotel Catering Co., Inc.; East Peoria Catering Co., Inc.; Fort Smith Catering Co., Inc.; Franklin/Crescent Catering Co., Inc.; Glendale Coyotes Catering Co., Inc.; Glendale Coyotes Hotel Catering Co., Inc.; Hammons of Arkansas, LLC; Hammons of Colorado, LLC; Hammons of Franklin, LLC; Hammons of Frisco, LLC; Hammons of Huntsville, LLC; Hammons of Lincoln, LLC; Hammons of New Mexico, LLC; Hammons of Oklahoma City, LLC; Hammons of Richardson, LLC; Hammons of Rogers, Inc.; Hammons of Sioux Falls, LLC; Hammons of South Carolina, LLC; Hammons of Tulsa, LLC; Hammons, Inc.; Hampton Catering Co., Inc.; Hot Springs Catering Co., Inc.; Huntsville Catering, LLC; International Catering Co., Inc.; JQH-Allen Development, LLC; JQH-Concord Development, LLC; JQH-East Peoria Development, LLC; JQH-Ft. Smith Development, LLC; JQH-Glendale AZ Development, LLC; JQH-Kansas City Development, LLC; JQH-La Vista CY Development, LLC; JQH-La Vista Conference Center Development, LLC; JQH-La Vista III Development, LLC; JQH-Lake of the Ozarks Development, LLC; JQH-Murfreesboro Development, LLC; JQH-Normal Development, LLC; JQH-Norman Development, LLC; JQH-Oklahoma City Bricktown Development, LLC; JQH-Olathe Development, LLC; JQH-Pleasant Grove Development, LLC; JQH-Rogers Convention Center Development, LLC; JQH-San Marcos Development, LLC; John Q. Hammons 2015 Loan Holdings, LLC; John Q. Hammons Center, LLC; John Q. Hammons Hotels Development, LLC; John Q. Hammons Hotels Management I Corporation; John Q. Hammons Hotels Management II, LP; John Q. Hammons Hotels Management, LLC; Joplin Residence Catering Co., Inc.; Junction City Catering Co., Inc.; KC Residence Catering Co., Inc.; La Vista CY Catering Co., Inc.; La Vista ES Catering Co., Inc.; Lincoln P Street Catering Co., Inc.; Loveland Catering Co., Inc.; Manzano Catering Co., Inc.; Murfreesboro Catering Co., Inc.; Normal Catering Co., Inc.; OKC Courtyard Catering Co., Inc.; R-2 Operating Co., Inc.; Revocable Trust of John Q. Hammons Dated December 28, 1989 as Amended and Restated; Richardson Hammons, LP; Rogers ES Catering Co., Inc.; SGF-Courtyard Catering Co., Inc.; Sioux Falls Convention/Arena Catering Co., Inc.; St. Charles Catering Co., Inc.; Tulsa/169 Catering Co., Inc.; U.P. Catering Co., Inc., Debtors. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC; ACLOST, LLC; Bricktown Residence Catering Co., Inc.; Chateau Catering Co., Inc.; Chateau Lake, LLC; City Centre Hotel Corp.; Civic Center Redevelopment Corp.; Concord Golf Catering Co., Inc.; Concord Hotel Catering Co., Inc.; East Peoria Catering Co., Inc.; Fort Smith Catering Co., Inc.; Franklin/Crescent Catering Co., Inc.; Glendale Coyotes Catering Co., Inc.; Glendale Coyotes Hotel Catering Co., Inc.; Hammons of Arkansas, LLC; Hammons of Colorado, LLC; Hammons of Franklin, LLC; Hammons of Frisco, LLC; Hammons of Huntsville, LLC; Hammons of Lincoln, LLC; Hammons of New Mexico, LLC; Hammons of Oklahoma City, LLC; Hammons of Richardson, LLC; Hammons of Rogers, Inc.; Hammons of Sioux Falls, LLC; Hammons of South Carolina, LLC; Hammons of Tulsa, LLC; Hammons, Inc.; Hampton Catering Co., Inc.; Hot Springs Catering Co., Inc.; Huntsville Catering, LLC; International Catering Co., Inc.; JQH-Allen Development, LLC; JQH-Concord Development, LLC; JQH-East Peoria Development, LLC; JQH-Ft. Smith Development, LLC; JQH-Glendale AZ Development, LLC; JQH-Kansas City Development, LLC; JQH-La Vista CY Development, LLC; JQH-La Vista Conference Center Development, LLC; JQH-LA Vista III Development, LLC; JQH-Lake of the Ozarks Development, LLC; JQH-Murfreesboro Development, LLC; JQH-Normal Development, LLC; JQH-Norman Development, LLC; JQH-Oklahoma City Bricktown Development, LLC; JQH-Olathe Development, LLC; JQH-Pleasant Grove Development, LLC; JQH-Rogers Convention Center Development, LLC; JQH-San Marcos Development, LLC; John Q. Hammons 2015 Loan Holdings, LLC; John Q. Hammons Center, LLC; John Q. Hammons Hotels Development, LLC; John Q. Hammons Hotels Management I Corporation; John Q. Hammons Hotels Management II, LP; John Q. Hammons Hotels Management, LLC; Joplin Residence Catering Co., Inc.; Junction City Catering Co., Inc.; KC Residence Catering Co., Inc.; La Vista CY Catering Co., Inc.; La Vista ES Catering Co., Inc.; Lincoln P Street Catering Co., Inc.; Loveland Catering Co., Inc.; Manzano Catering Co., Inc.; Murfreesboro Catering Co., Inc.; Normal Catering Co., Inc.; OKC Courtyard Catering Co., Inc.; R-2 Operating Co., Inc.; Revocable Trust of John Q. Hammons Dated December 28, 1989 as Amended and Restated; Richardson Hammons, LP; Rogers ES Catering Co., Inc.; SGF-Courtyard Catering Co., Inc.; Sioux Falls Convention/arena Catering Co., Inc.; St. Charles Catering Co., Inc.; Tulsa/169 Catering Co., Inc.; U.P. Catering Co., Inc., Appellants, v. Office of the United States Trustee, Appellee, Acadiana Management Group, LLC; Albuquerque-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC; Central Indiana-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC; LTAC Hospital of Edmond, LLC; Houma-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC; LTAC of Louisiana, LLC; Las Vegas-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC; Warren Boegel; Boegel Farms, LLC and Three Bo's, Inc., Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED October 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas Zluticky (with Zachary H. Hemenway , Michael P. Pappas , and J. Nicci Warr on the briefs) of Stinson LLP, Kansas City and Clayton, Missouri, for Debtors-Appellants.

Jeffrey E. Sandberg (with Mark B. Stern , Ramona D. Elliott , P. Matthew Sutko , Andrew W. Beyer , and Brian M. Boynton , on the brief) of the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, for Appellee.

Bradley L. Drell and Heather M. Mathews of Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, Alexandria, Louisiana, on the brief for Amici Curiae.

Before BACHARACH, EBEL, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


Appellants, seventy-six Chapter 11 debtors associated with John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts (Debtors), argue that they incurred more than $2.5 million of quarterly Chapter 11 disbursement fees from January 2018 through December 2020. First, Debtors fault the bankruptcy court's statutory interpretation, arguing that it...

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