MATTER OF SYLVESTER

No. 21-30186.

23 F.4th 543 (2022)

In the MATTER OF: Sharon SYLVESTER, Debtor, Sharon Sylvester, Appellant, v. Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 14, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Sylvester, New Orleans, LA, Pro Se.

Fernand L. Laudumiey, IV, Esq. , David John Messina, Esq. , Attorney, Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Appellee.

Before Smith, Elrod, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


Sharon Sylvester went bankrupt. At the end of her Chapter 7 proceeding, the bankruptcy court ordered her to pay certain fees to a law firm that assisted the Chapter 7 trustee. Sylvester argues that the bankruptcy court applied the wrong legal standard. We agree and vacate the award.

I.

Sharon Sylvester filed for bankruptcy...

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