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Harris Expanded to Bar Paying Debtor’s Counsel After Conversion from ‘13’

Harris v. Viegelahn bars any payment by a chapter 13 trustee after conversion, not just payments to creditors, Judge LaShonda Hunt says.

District Court Says Chapter 13 Trustee Is Paid Even if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

District judge in Idaho finds no ambiguity in a statute that doesn’t explicitly say whether a chapter 13 trustee is paid if the case is dismissed before confirmation.

‘13’ Trustees Are Paid Even if Dismissal Comes Before Confirmation, District Judge Says

A chapter 13 trustee is not a federal employee for the purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act.