Long Liu v. Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 19 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: LONG DEI LIU, M.D., No. 20-56102

Debtor, D.C. No. 8:19-cv-00131-JLS ______________________________

YUANDA HONG, Individually and as MEMORANDUM* guardian ad litem for William Hong and Harry Hong,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

SMILEY WANG-EKVALL, LLP,

Defendant-Appellant,

and

LONG DEI LIU, M.D., DBA Long Dei Liu, M.D.; et al.,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 15, 2022**

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Pasadena, California

Before: CALLAHAN and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges, and Y. GONZALEZ ROGERS,*** District Judge.

Appellant Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP (“SWE”) appeals the district court’s

order, which in turn affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded an order from

the bankruptcy court awarding fees to SWE…