In Re Butler Industries, Inc., Debtor. Herbert Wolas, National Association, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Amicus

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8 F.3d 25·1993 WL 410703·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 34172
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 15, 199390-55758California1,588 words

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8 F.3d 25 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 BUTLER INDUSTRIES, INC., Debtor. Herbert WOLAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Amicus. No. 90-55758. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 8, 1993. * Decided Oct. 15, 1993. 1 FLETCHER and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WILL, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Appellant Herbert Wolas, the Chapter 7 trustee for the estate of Butler Industries, appeals the district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's order denying his application to employ his law firm. Wolas seeks reversal on the grounds that the bankruptcy court's determination that a trustee must show "cause" in order to employ the trustee's law firm to represent the estate sets a higher standard for representation by such a firm than is required by the Bankruptcy Code. See 11 U.S.C. §§ 327 (a) & 327(d). We dismiss because we lack jurisdiction to…

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