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PAUL, JOHNSON, ALSTON & HUNT v. GRAULTY

No. 88-15364.

886 F.2d 268 (1989)

PAUL, JOHNSON, ALSTON & HUNT, Special Counsel to Plaintiff Reynaldo Graulty, Appellant, v. Reynaldo D. GRAULTY, Trustee, Trustee in Reorganization for WPMK Corporation, and Paradise Palms Vacation Club; James Lombardi, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1989.

As Amended December 14, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Alston, Paul, Johnson, Alston & Hunt, Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellant.

Robert J. Faris, Gelber & Gelber, Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellees.

Before TANG, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

The law firm of Paul, Johnson, Alston & Hunt ("PJAH") timely appeals an order of the district court awarding it roughly $855,000 less than the amount of fees it had requested as compensation for creating a "common fund." PJAH contends that the district court misconstrued the common fund doctrine so that the fee awarded is unreasonable. We agree, and therefore we vacate the district court's order and remand for another fee determination...

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