In Re Victorino Peoro and Vilma Guinto Peoro, Debtors. Frederick J. Eisenman v. Victorino Peoro and Vilma Guinto Peoro, Frederick J. Eisenman v. Victorino Peoro and Vilma Guinto Peoro Duncan H. Kester, Trustee

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793 F.2d 1048·14 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1119·1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 26769
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 7, 198685-2564California2,313 words

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793 F.2d 1048 14 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 1119 , Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,231 In re Victorino PEORO and Vilma Guinto Peoro, Debtors. Frederick J. EISENMAN, Appellant, v. Victorino PEORO and Vilma Guinto Peoro, Appellees. Frederick J. EISENMAN, Appellant, v. Victorino PEORO and Vilma Guinto Peoro; Duncan H. Kester, Trustee, Appellees. Nos. 84-1929, 84-2810 and 85-2564. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 13, 1986. * Decided July 7, 1986. Richard A. Canatela, Garrison, Townsend & Orser, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. Law Offices of John T. Hansen, John T. Hansen, Lewis C. Maldonado, San Francisco, Cal., for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SNEED, FARRIS, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 Once again, we must exercise our jurisdiction to resolve a dispute over attorneys' fees. In these consolidated cases, we review three bankruptcy court orders assessing attorneys' fees for vexatious multiplication of proceedings. We affirm the lower courts and assess double costs and fees on the appeals. I. FACTS 2 The facts of this case present a textbook example of the use of litigation to…

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