In The Matter Of Laurent Watch Co., Inc.

539 F.2d 1231 In the Matter of LAURENT WATCH CO., INC., dba Cascade Car Wash, Debtor. Lee J. COHEN and Cohen and Freeman (an Incorporated Law Firm), Petitioners-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Amicus Curiae-Appellee. No. 74-3123. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 12, 1976. Lee J. Cohen, in pro. per. J. Mark Waxman, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee. OPINION Before BROWNING, WALLACE and SNEED, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Appellant Lee J. Cohen applied for compensation for services rendered as counsel for the debtor in possession in a Chapter XI proceeding. The referee in bankruptcy denied the application on the ground that no order had been entered appointing appellant as counsel in accordance with Bankruptcy General Order 44. 2 Appellant then filed a motion for entry of an order appointing appellant as counsel to the debtor in possession nunc pro tunc, and for reopening of the hearing on appellant's application for allowance of compensation. The referee found that the compensation sought by appellant was fair and reasonable, but denied the motion for an order of appointment nunc pro tunc on the sole ground that such an order…