Snavely

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: DOUGLAS E. MILLER,  Debtor. No. 03-35894

BONNIE G. SNAVELY,

Defendant-Appellant,  D.C. No.

CV-02-00079-DWM

v. OPINION

DOUGLAS E. MILLER,

Debtor-Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Donald W. Molloy, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 3, 2004—Seattle, Washington

Filed February 2, 2005

Before: Arthur L. Alarcón, William A. Fletcher, and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Alarcón

1425 1428 IN RE MILLER

COUNSEL

Jay T. Jorgensen, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Wash- ington, D.C.; Deborah L. Carstens (on the briefs), Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Seattle, Washington; Ann T. Wilson (on the briefs), Law Offices of Ann T. Wilson, Seattle, Washing- ton; James A. Patten (on the briefs), Patten, Peterman, Bekke- dahl & Green PLLC, Billings, Montana; Michele G. Radosevich (on the briefs), Davis Wright & Tremaine, Seat- tle, Washington, for the appellant.

Jon R. Binney and Lon J. Dale (on the brief), Milodragovich, Dale, Steinbrenner &…