In Re Ronald Gottschalk, Debtor. Tron & White v. Ronald Gottschalk

78 F.3d 593 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Ronald GOTTSCHALK, Debtor. TRON & WHITE, Appellee, v. Ronald GOTTSCHALK, Appellant. No. 95-55059. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 8, 1996. * Decided Feb. 27, 1996. Before: BEEZER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 2 Appellee Tron & White began serving as Debtor-Appellant Ronald Gottschalk's bankruptcy counsel in August 1991. On June 10, 1993, Tron & White filed its final (and only) application for fees and expenses incurred as bankruptcy counsel. After a hearing, held on June 30, 1993, the bankruptcy court denied the fee application because it was filed after the deadline established by the confirmed reorganization plan. 3 Tron & White timely appealed to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP"), which reversed and remanded "for a hearing on excusable neglect, and, if necessary, a hearing on the merits of the fee…