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IN RE PEORO

Nos. 84-1929, 84-2810 and 85-2564.

793 F.2d 1048 (1986)

In re Victorino PEORO and Vilma Guinto Peoro, Debtors. Frederick J. EISENMAN, Appellant, v. Victorino PEORO and Vilma Guinto Peoro, Appellees. Frederick J. EISENMAN, Appellant, v. Victorino PEORO and Vilma Guinto Peoro; Duncan H. Kester, Trustee, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Canatela, Garrison, Townsend & Orser, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Law Offices of John T. Hansen, John T. Hansen, Lewis C. Maldonado, San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

Before SNEED, FARRIS, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Once again, we must exercise our jurisdiction to resolve a dispute over attorneys' fees. In these consolidated cases, we review three bankruptcy court orders assessing attorneys' fees for vexatious multiplication of proceedings. We affirm the lower courts and assess double costs and fees on the appeals.

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FACTS

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