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IN RE JOHNSON

Nos. 84-1811, 84-1817.

756 F.2d 738 (1985)

In re Don C. JOHNSON and Elizabeth A. Johnson, Debtors. Don C. JOHNSON and Elizabeth A. Johnson, Appellants, v. Milton RIGHETTI, Gloria Righetti, Milton E. Righetti, Michael Righetti, Marilyn Righetti and Mary Ann Righetti, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Case, Misuraca, Beyers & Costin, Santa Rosa, Cal., for appellants.

Matthew Righetti, Bennett, Righetti & Johnson, Oakland, Cal., for appellees.

Before PREGERSON and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and GILLIAM, District Judge.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

The debtors, Dr. and Mrs. Johnson, appeal from the district court's reversal of the bankruptcy court's order awarding them attorney's fees incurred in opposing the creditors' unsuccessful motion for relief from the automatic stay. Because the bankruptcy court awarded attorney's fees in a relief from stay action, the disposition of which was governed entirely by federal law, pursuant to a state law which applied only to actions "on a contract...

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