IN RE JORE CORPORATION (Bankr.D.Mont. 2003)

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In re JORE CORPORATION, a.k.a. JB Tool, LLC, a.k.a. Jore, Inc., Debtor

Case No. 01-31609-7United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana
July 28, 2003

ORDER
RALPH KIRSCHER, Bankruptcy Judge

At Butte in said District this 28th day of July, 2003.

In this Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, pursuant to the “Memorandum of Decision” entered by the Court on this date, and for the reasons set forth therein

IT IS ORDERED Perkins Coie LLP’s (“Perkins”) objections are overruled; the U.S. Trustee’s “Motion to Disqualify Perkins Coie, Vacate Employment Order, and Disgorge and Disallow Fees”, filed March 5, 2003, is GRANTED; and a separate Judgment shall be entered against Perkins vacating this Court’s Order authorizing the Debtor to employ Perkins, entered June 28, 2001, disqualifying Perkins from employment by the Debtor in this case ab initio, and ordering that Perkins shall disgorge all compensation, professional fees, and costs received from the Debtor or the estate during the pendency of this bankruptcy case, except to the extent the Court allows costs and expenses incurred by Perkins Coie in complying with the Case Management Order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Perkins is granted twenty (20) days from the date of this

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Order in which to file an application for reimbursement of costs and expenses[1] incurred in complying with this Court’s Case Management Order entered July 5, 2001; and the U.S. Trustee is granted ten (10) days thereafter in which to file a response.

[1] Such reimbursement shall not include any attorney’s fees or lodging, meals, airfare or other travel expenses incurred by Perkins. Rather, allowable expenses shall consist only of postage, copy costs, and such telephone, facsimile, and other expenses directly related to compliance with the Court’s Case Management Order.

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