GREG KAYS, District Judge.
Now before the Court is the Fourth Application by Eric Johnson, Receiver/Trustee, for Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Actual and Necessary Expenses for the Period May 1, 2019, through June, 30, 2019 (Doc. 311), as amended by the Receiver's Supplemental Suggestions in Support of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Applications for Allowance of Compensation for Services Rendered and Reimbursement of Actual and Necessary Expenses (Doc. 324). As amended,
After carefully considering the work performed, the motion is GRANTED AS AMENDED.
On July 17, 2018, this Court entered a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") (Doc. 98). Among other things, the TRO appointed Eric Johnson as Temporary Receiver of the Receivership Entities
The pending Fourth Application seeks: (1) $52,020.00 in fees for the Temporary Receiver; (2) $74,771.90 in fees, plus $2,315.96 in expenses, for counsel Spencer Fane; and (3) $4,680.00 in fees, plus $1,400 in expenses, for computer services vendor UnitedLex. The total amount of fees and expenses requested is $135,187.86. These requests cover payment for a variety of services and costs incurred by the Temporary Receiver and his retained professionals on behalf of the Receivership Entities, including, but not limited to: sale of the real property located at the Lake of the Ozarks, completion and vacation of the Skyline Properties and addressing data/property issues related to the same, continued work on the orderly termination of 401(k) plans, continued general oversight and wind-down of the Receivership Entities, and transfer of the real property in Cabo San Lucas to the Receivership Trust.
After reviewing the record, the Court finds the amount of fees and expenses requested is reasonable given the numerous tasks performed by the Temporary Receiver, the complexity of these tasks, and the lack of any objection. The Court also finds the hourly rates actually being paid are not unreasonable.
Accordingly, the motion (Doc. 311), as amended by the supplemental suggestions (Doc. 324), is GRANTED. It is ORDERED that the Temporary Receiver may pay the following amounts from receivership assets:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Temporary Receiver is authorized to transfer funds to the Temporary Receiver's disbursement account to cover these payments.