Credit Managers Association Of Southern California v. Kennesaw Life And Accident Insurance Company

25 F.3d 743 18 Employee Benefits Cas. 1138 CREDIT MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; State Court Receiver for Far West Administrators, Inc.; the Complete Association; the Complete Master Trust; Fincomp Insurance Marketing, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KENNESAW LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 91-55070, 91-55447 and 91-55789. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 4, 1993. Decided May 19, 1994. Richard P. Towne, Tisdale, Nicholson & Towne, Keith A. Fink, Cotkin & Collins, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants on appeal only. Douglas L. Hallett, Coudert Bros., Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Mariana R. Pfaelzer, District Judge, Presiding. Before: CANBY, BOOCHEVER and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge CANBY; Dissent by Judge BOOCHEVER. CANBY, Circuit Judge. 1 In these consolidated appeals, Credit Managers Association of Southern California ("CMA"), appointed by a California state court as receiver for four insolvent health insurers, appeals the district court's award of attorney's fees to Kennesaw…