HONDA v. MITCHELL

Nos. 22188, 22193.

419 F.2d 324 (1969)

Ayako HONDA et al., Thomas H. Carolan and Philip W. Amram, Appellants, v. John N. MITCHELL, Attorney General of the United States. Ayako HONDA et al. v. John N. MITCHELL, Attorney General of the United States, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Philip W. Amram, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Thomas H. Carolan and Bardyl R. Tirana, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellants in No. 22,188 and appellees in No. 22,193. Mr. Bruce G. Sundlun, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellants in No. 22,188.

Mr. Irving Jaffe, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Messrs. Alan S. Rosenthal and John R. Franklin, Attys., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, for appellee in No. 22,188 and appellant in No. 22,193.

Before McGOWAN, LEVENTHAL and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal relates to the award of counsel fees for services rendered in connection with claims by depositors of the Yokohama Specie Bank. The assets of that bank were seized as alien property, and the primary dispute in the litigation underlying the present claim for legal fees involved the rights of the bank depositors, who held "yen certificates," to recover from the Alien Property Custodian.1

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