Mohsen
Mohsen v. Wu (In re Mohsen)
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Koh, J.
*100 ORDER AFFIRMING BANKRUPTCY COURT ORDER
Appellant Amr Mohsen (“Mohsen”), appearing pro se, appeals the Bankruptcy Court’s Order Regarding Trustee’s Final Account and Final Fee Applications of Trustee’s Accountant and Attorneys (“Order”). The Order: (1) approved the trustee’s final account and fee application, in the amount of $12,669.09 for fees and $67.95 for expenses; (2) approved the final fee application of the trustee’s accountant in the amount requested, $86,562 for fees and $115.62 for expenses; and (8) approved the final fee application of the trustee’s counsel in the amount of $102,226.50 for fees and $11,172.73 for expenses. For the reasons stated below, this Court AFFIRMS the Bankruptcy Court’s Order.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Bankruptcy Petition and Administration of Estate
Mohsen is the founder and former CEO of Aptix Corporation (“Aptix”) 1 , a high tech corporation. Appellee’s Excerpts of Record (“ER”) Tab 1 at 2. In the late 1990s, Aptix sued a rival company for patent infringement. See Aptix Corporation, et al. v. Quickturn Design Sys., Case No. 98-cv-00762-WBS. The district court, however, found that Mohsen had falsified and fabricated evidence. See id.…