It is widely known that federal law criminalizes certain bad acts in connection with bankruptcy cases. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 151—158. For example, 18 U.S.C. § 152 makes it a crime to, among other things, conceal bankruptcy estate...more
In earlier posts, the Red Zone has discussed the Supreme Court’s ruling in Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 142 S. Ct. 1770 (2022), which held that increased U.S. Trustee quarterly fees for large Chapter 11 debtors between 2018 and 2020...more
We have previously discussed the growing list of judicial decisions addressing the appropriate remedy for overpayment of U.S. Trustee (“UST”) quarterly fees. In U.S. Tr. Region 21 v. Bast Amron LLP (In re Mosaic Mgmt. Grp.,...more