Hale

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TOM HALE,  No. 06-35349 Appellant, v.  D.C. No.

CV-04-00289-EJL

U.S. TRUSTEE,

OPINION

Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 8, 2007* Seattle, Washington

Filed December 10, 2007

Before: William C. Canby, Jr., Susan P. Graber, and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Graber

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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COUNSEL

Tom Hale, Shelly, Idaho, appellant in propria persona.

Gary L. McClendon, United States Department of Justice, Boise, Idaho, for the appellee.

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Tom Hale assisted Debtors Eric and Selina Jones in filing a bankruptcy petition. The bankruptcy court found 16192 HALE v. U.S. TRUSTEE that, in doing so, Hale failed to honor his legal and ethical obligations as their lawyer. The bankruptcy court denied Hale’s motion requesting judicial…