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The court's tentative ruling is to:
GRANTthe judgment on the pleadings as to the first three causes of action in the First Amended Complaint based on Plaintiff's failure to distinguish between legal services conducted for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy debtor (and therefore subject to review and approval by the bankruptcy court under Bankruptcy Code §327 et seq.) and those services conducted for individuals or entities outside the scope of the bankruptcy. DENY the