Darlene Watts Jordan

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
at Greenbelt
IN RE: :
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DARLENE WATTS JORDAN : Case No. 04-37955PM
: Chapter 13
Debtor :
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MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
This case comes before the court on the motion filed by Edward V. Hanlon, Debtor’s
counsel, seeking an order vacating this court’s Order entered March 31, 2005, limiting counsel’s
fee to $350.00. Counsel’s 2016(b) Statement of Compensation reflected he had charged
$1,455.00 for this case and received $795.00. The matter came on for hearing, and counsel
explained that he limited all charges to the Debtor to $1,195.00. The court is satisfied from the
statement of counsel and the Memorandum in support of his motion that a fee of $1,195.00 is
appropriate. However, the court notes that the hearing on May 3, 2005, need not have taken
place had counsel responded to the court’s Order to Justify Fee. Inasmuch as there was no
complaint from the Debtor, the court will grant the relief sought.
cc:
Edward V. Hanlon, Esq., 5510 Cherrywood Lane, Suite G, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Darlene Watts Jordan, 578 Wilson Bridge Drive, Apt. B-1, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Timothy P. Branigan, Esquire, P.O. Box 1902, Laurel MD 20725-1902
End of Memorandum
Date signed May 05, 2005
Entered: May 06, 2005 Case 04-37955 Doc 38 Filed 05/06/05 Page 1 of 1