In this 2019 case, Riley C. Walter successfully argued that the United States trustee for region 17 (“UST”) lacked authority to appoint unsecured creditors’ committees in Chapter 9 cases under 11 U.S.C. § 1102 (a)(1). Debtor also contends that § 105 (a) as implemented by Rule 2020 (providing the procedure to contest any act of the UST) authorizes the court to disband Committee.
In re Coalinga Reg’l Med. Ctr. (2019)
May 18th, 2021