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In re Mole, 12-10218. (2017)

Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine Number: inbco20170518984 Visitors: 6
Filed: May 17, 2017
Latest Update: May 17, 2017
Summary: ORDER GRANTING IN PART FIRST AND FINAL FEE APPLICATION OF JEFFREY P. WHITE, ESQ. MICHAEL A. FAGONE , Bankruptcy Judge . Jeffrey P. White, Esq., (the "Applicant") filed the First and Final Application for Compensation of Legal Services [Dkt. No. 92] (the "Fee Application"). Notice of the hearing to consider the Fee Application was provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and this Court's Local Rule
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART FIRST AND FINAL FEE APPLICATION OF JEFFREY P. WHITE, ESQ.

Jeffrey P. White, Esq., (the "Applicant") filed the First and Final Application for Compensation of Legal Services [Dkt. No. 92] (the "Fee Application"). Notice of the hearing to consider the Fee Application was provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and this Court's Local Rules. In the absence of timely objections or other responses to the Fee Application, the Court has reviewed the Fee Application and the docket in this chapter 13 case.

The Fee Application is granted in part on the terms set forth in this order. Under 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(2) and based in part on the factors set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(3), the Court awards compensation of $12,500 for services that the Applicant rendered between January 16, 2012 and April 15, 2017; this award is less than the $15,715.50 that the Applicant requested for his services during this period. Although the Applicant's time sheet and the docket in this case show some measure of inefficiency, inaccurate billing, and billing for non-compensable tasks,1 this reduced fee award is ultimately predicated on the overall reasonableness of the fees for the work performed and the result obtained.

The Applicant is therefore awarded $12,500.00 as reasonable compensation for actual, necessary services rendered between January 16, 2012 and April 15, 2017, and $694.00 as reimbursement for actual, necessary expenses, for a total award of $13,194.00. This award is made under 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(4)(B).

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1. For example, a comparison of the Applicant's time records and the docket in this case shows that (i) the Applicant was required to amend the Motion to Allow and Disallow Claims because that motion was
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