Ellis

MEMORANDUM **

William S. Ellis, Jr., who claims an interest as an unsecured creditor in the estate of Chapter 11 debtor Upland Partners, appeals pro se from the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s order permitting retention of special counsel to the trustee and awarding special counsel approximately $11,622 in fees and expenses. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d). We review decisions of the bankruptcy court without deference to the district court’s determinations. Galam v. Carmel (In re Larry’s Apartment, LLC), 249 F.3d 832, 836 (9th Cir.2001). We review findings of fact for clear error, conclusions of law de novo, and an award of attorney’s fees for abuse of discretion. Id. We affirm.

The order appealed from was sufficiently final to establish our jurisdiction because it distinctly and conclusively resolved appellee’s rights. See Silver Sage Partners, Ltd., v. City of Desert Hot Springs (In re City of Desert Hot Springs), 339 F.3d 782 , 778 (9th Cir.2003); see also Yermakov v. Fitzsimmons (In re Yermakov), 718 F.2d 1465, 1469 (9th Cir. 1983) (order determining final compensation for counsel who have been discharged from the bankruptcy proceedings…