In Re Derek Zupancic Linda Zupancic Debtors. Derek Zupancic Linda Zupancic v. Michael Jerome Winer Maxine Winer Martin A. Rechnitzer, Trustee

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8 F.3d 34·1993 WL 394874·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 34076
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 5, 199391-55859California1,007 words

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8 F.3d 34 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Derek ZUPANCIC; Linda Zupancic Debtors. Derek ZUPANCIC; Linda Zupancic, Appellants, v. Michael Jerome WINER; Maxine Winer; Martin A. Rechnitzer, Trustee, Appellees. No. 91-55859. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 7, 1993. * Decided Oct. 5, 1993. Before: KOZINSKI, SILER, ** and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 The bankruptcy court's approval of an application to compromise a claim is reviewed for abuse of discretion. In re A & C Properties, 784 F.2d 1377, 1380 (9th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Martin v. Robinson, 479 U.S. 854 (1986). We must ask "whether the settlement entered into by the trustee was reasonable, given the particular circumstances of the case." Id. at 1381. This case comes to us on appeal from a decision of the BAP, but we apply the same standard of review as the BAP and therefore review the underlying bankruptcy court decision for abuse of…

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