Filed: Sep. 27, 2000
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2020
Summary: Trustee Appellee., Carol Ann Rich and Campbell, Arellano & Rich on brief for, John Ellis.1, The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's order also removed Hans, Lopez Stubbe as Chapter 7 trustee and remanded the case to the, bankruptcy court for a recalculation of the proper measure of, Lopez's compensation.
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United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
No. 99-9008
IN RE: EL SAN JUAN HOTEL CORP.,
Debtor,
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MARSHALL J. KAGAN,
Creditor, Appellee,
v.
RODRIGO O. BIGLES,
Claimant, Appellant,
HANS LOPEZ STUBBE, Chapter 7 Trustee,
Trustee - Appellee.
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No. 99-9009
IN RE: EL SAN JUAN HOTEL CORP.,
Debtor,
____________________
MARSHALL J. KAGAN,
Creditor, Appellee,
v.
RODRIGO O. BIGLES,
Claimant, Appellant,
____________________
JOHN ELLIS, Intervener,
Trustee, Appellee,
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE,
Trustee, Appellee.
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No. 99-9010
IN RE: EL SAN JUAN HOTEL CORP.
Debtor.
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MARSHALL J. KAGAN,
Creditor, Appellee,
v.
RODRIGO O. BIGLES,
Claimant, Appellant,
HANS LOPEZ STUBBE, Chapter 7 Trustee,
Trustee, Appellee.
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APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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Before
Stahl, Circuit Judge,
Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge,
and Lipez, Circuit Judge.
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Carlos A. Quilichini on brief for appellant Rodrigo O.
Bigles.
Carol Ann Rich and Campbell, Arellano & Rich on brief for
John Ellis.
Marshall J. Kagan on brief pro se.
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September 27, 2000
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Per Curiam. In this latest chapter of the long-
running saga of the El San Juan Hotel's bankruptcy proceedings,
we are faced with an appeal by Rodrigo Otero Bigles, the
attorney for the hotel's Chapter 7 trustee, from the opinion of
the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First
Circuit disallowing the award of attorneys' fees to Otero based
on a conflict of interest.1
Having carefully reviewed the submissions of the
parties before this Court, we affirm for the reasons stated in
the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's well-reasoned decision. As we
have noted repeatedly, "[W]hen a lower court produces a
comprehensive, well-reasoned decision, an appellate court should
refrain from writing at length to no other end than to hear its
own words resonate." Sunview Condominium Assoc. v. Flexel
Int'l, Ltd., 116 F.3d 962, 965 (1st Cir. 1997) (citation and
internal quotation marks omitted). This is such a case.
Affirmed. Costs to appellee.
1
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's order also removed Hans
Lopez Stubbe as Chapter 7 trustee and remanded the case to the
bankruptcy court for a recalculation of the proper measure of
Lopez's compensation. Lopez has since settled his differences
with the bankruptcy estate and has not participated in this
appeal.
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