15. Fee Applications

A.   Chapter 7 Cases

If there are no timely objections on file either to the final account or fee request of a Chapter 7 trustee or the fee applications of any of the trustee’s professionals, there is no need for the trustees or the professionals to appear at the scheduled hearing unless otherwise directed by the Court.  For pending objections, the party whose account, request or application is the subject of the objection should appear.

B.   Chapter 13 Cases

Even though Guideline #7 of the Guidelines for Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of Professionals and Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (available on the court’s website) does not specifically apply to fee applications in Chapter 13 cases, Judge Porter does require counsel in Chapter 13 cases to provide their clients with the letter described in that Guideline.