Weintraub
Weintraub v. Chicago Title Co. Priority Publishing
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Weintraub, Genshlea & Sproul, Law Corporation (‘Weintraub”), appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s order disallowing certain fees and costs, which Weintraub incurred during its representation of a chapter 7 Trustee. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 158 (d) and 1291, and we AFFIRM.
We independently review the bankruptcy court’s decision, Friedman Enterprises v. B. U.M. International, Inc. (In re B.U.M. Int’l, Inc.), 229 F.3d 824, 827-28 (9th Cir.2000), and will not disturb a disallowance of attorneys’ fees absent a finding that the court abused its discretion or erroneously applied the law. Pitrat v. Reimers (In re Reimers), 972 F.2d 1127, 1128 (9th Cir.1992).
The resolution of this ease turns on whether the court’s retention order (“Order”) was made pursuant to and is controlled by 11 U.S.C. § 328 or, rather, is subject to review under 11 U.S.C. § 330 . A bankruptcy court may not conduct a § 330 inquiry into the reasonableness of fees and the benefit of services to the estate if it unambiguously approved the professional’s employment agreement under § 328. B. U.M., 229 F.3d at 829 .