Dorsett v. Neilson (In re Slatkin)

225 F. App'x 610

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: March 19, 2007
• Docket: No. 05-55382
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Kendall Dorsett, Michael McGahee, Ann Thomas and Seymour Thomas appeal the district court’s order which affirmed the bankruptcy court’s award of attorneys fees to Kirkland & Ellis LLP for its work on behalf of the bankruptcy estate. We affirm.

On this record, we cannot say that the bankruptcy court erred in its decisions regarding the facts or the law, or that it abused its wide discretion regarding the award of attorneys fees. See 11 U.S.C. § 330; Fed. R. Bankr.P.2014; Dawson v. Wash. Mut. Bank, F.A. (In re Dawson), 390 F.3d 1139, 1145 (9th Cir.2004); see also Roberts, Sheridan & Kotel, P.C. v. Bergen Brunswig Drug Co. (In re Mednet), 251 B.R. 103, 106, 108 (9th Cir. BAP 2000). The bankruptcy court did not err in deciding that the services rendered by Kirkland & Ellis benefitted the bankruptcy estate. See Smith v. Edwards & Hale, Ltd. (In re Smith), 317 F.3d 918, 926 (9th Cir.2002). Nor did it abuse its discretion when it declined to penalize Kirkland & Ellis for failure to disclose a connection between itself and an interested party. See Neben & Starrett, Inc. v. Chartwell Fin. Corp. (In re Park-Helena Corp.), 63 F.3d 877, 880 (9th Cir.1995); Film Ventures Int’l, Inc. v. Asher (In re Film Ventures Int’l, Inc.), 75 B.R. 250, 253 (9th Cir. BAP 1987).

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.