In Re Haida Corporation, Debtor. Jim Edenso v. Haida Corporation

2 F.3d 1156 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re HAIDA CORPORATION, Debtor. Jim EDENSO, Appellant, v. HAIDA CORPORATION, Appellee. No. 93-35104. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 21, 1993. * Decided Aug. 5, 1993. Before: BROWNING, TANG, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Bankruptcy creditor Jim Edenso appeals the district court's decision affirming the bankruptcy court's award of attorneys' fees and costs to debtor Haida Corporation. Following Haida's filing for bankruptcy in early 1985, Edenso filed a claim for a fee for a loan he allegedly helped secure for Haida, along with the costs incurred in securing such loan. The bankruptcy court disallowed the claim and awarded Haida approximately fifty percent of their attorneys' fees and costs. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. 3 * Edenso claims that the bankruptcy court erred by awarding attorneys' fees to Haida because the American Rule against fee-shifting…