June 24, 2024
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
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.
September 18, 2023
A plant nursery that was overcharged by roughly $375,000 to fund the U.S. Trustee Program during its bankruptcy case asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss a challenge by the Office of the U.S. Trustee to the refund the debtor was awarded, saying repayment is "the proper remedy."
July 18, 2023
The Office of the U.S. Trustee asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to hold off on its petition for certiorari until other cases seeking rulings on how to address trustee fee overpayments under an overturned fee schedule can be adjudicated, saying it hopes to achieve a nationwide remedy to the issue.