In Re East West Construction Company, Inc., Debtor. In Re William Winston Northup, Debtor. Robert B. Ayres v. Edward Walsh, Trustee

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21 F.3d 1112·1994 WL 108044·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 20085
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 28, 199490-15404California911 words

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21 F.3d 1112 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 EAST WEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Debtor. In re William Winston NORTHUP, Debtor. Robert B. AYRES, Appellant, v. Edward WALSH, Trustee, Appellee. No. 90-15404. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 23, 1994. * Decided March 28, 1994. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert B. Ayers, an attorney, appeals pro se the district court's order confirming the bankruptcy court's Conditional Civil Contempt Order. The contempt order imposed a $100 fine upon Ayers for each day he remained in violation of the bankruptcy court's order requiring him to refund $2000 to bankruptcy trustee Edward Walsh. Ayers had obtained this amount without court approval as a prepetition retainer from Walsh for representation of Chapter 11 debtor East West Construction Co., Inc. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 158 (d), and we affirm. 3 "A court has wide latitude…

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