United States Trustee Region 21, Petitioner v. Bast Amron LLP

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June 24, 2024
Ch. 11 Fee Cases Remanded After 'Very Practical' Decision

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided refunds aren't owed to debtors who overpaid the U.S. Trustee's Office under a previous fee structure, it sent three similar cases that were pending before it back to the lower courts to give them a crack at applying the ruling.
June 24, 2024
Justices Send 3 US Trustee Fee Cases Back To Lower Courts

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated three appellate court decisions ordering refunds to debtors who had overpaid U.S. Trustee's Office fees under a previous fee structure and remanded the cases for further adjudication after resolving the issue earlier this month.
December 11, 2023
CORRECTED: No Decision By Justices On UST Fee Review

Editor's note: An article published Monday reporting the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up the case U.S. Trustee Region 21 v. Bast Amron LLP was incorrect. We have deleted the article.
September 25, 2023
High Court Urged To Review Ch. 11 Trustee Fee Refund Trend

The U.S. Trustee's Office is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up another challenge of a circuit court order that it refund overpaid bankruptcy fees, saying refunds are not the way to correct the uneven payment schedules the Supreme Court ruled against last year.