IBT International, Inc. v. David Tedder Entities (In re IBT International, Inc.)

532 F. App'x 765

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: July 10, 2013
• Docket: Nos. 12-60061, 12-60065
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Appellants appeal the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirming the decision of the bankruptcy court denying the appellants’ motion for attorney’s fees incurred at the appellate level. We affirm for the reasons stated in the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s well-reasoned memorandum decision of August 7, 2012. See Higgins v. Vortex Fishing Sys., Inc., 379 F.3d 701, 708-09 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that “ § 303(i)(l), which expressly grants discretionary authority to award fees at the trial level, should not be construed to grant similar authority to award fees at the appellate level”); Avagyan v. Holder, 646 F.3d 672, 677 (9th Cir.2011) (“A three judge panel cannot reconsider or overrule circuit precedent unless an intervening Supreme Court decision undermines an existing precedent of the Ninth Circuit, and both cases are closely on point.”).

AFFIRMED.

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