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bankruptcy appellate panel and is not reviewable by the circuit
courts or the U.S. Supreme Court.
F. Role of the United States Trustee
The United States Trustees ("U.S. Trustees") are an arm of the
United States Department of Justice and are charged with
overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases as well as with
advancing the efficiency and integrity of the bankruptcy system.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 581, a different U.S. Trustee is appointed
for each of twenty-one different regions in the United States. Each
U.S. Trustee may have one or more assistants. 28 U.S.C. § 582.
Although many of the duties of the U.S. Trustee are administrative
(such as overseeing the appointment of official committees and
reviewing fee applications), Section 307 of the Bankruptcy Code
permits the U.S. Trustee to raise, appear and be heard on any issue
in any bankruptcy case or proceeding (except that they cannot file
a plan).
