IN RE LAZAR

Nos. 94-55804, 94-55910 and 94-55912.

83 F.3d 306 (1996)

In re Gary LAZAR; Divine Grace Lazar, Debtors, James J. FEDER, Examiner; Coopers & Lybrand, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Gary LAZAR, Defendant, and Snipper, Wainer & Markoff, Appellant. In re Gary LAZAR; Divine Grace Lazar, Debtors, James J. FEDER, Examiner, Plaintiff, and Coopers & Lybrand, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Gary LAZAR, Defendant, and Snipper, Wainer & Markoff, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. In re Gary LAZAR; Divine Grace Lazar, Debtors, James J. FEDER, Examiner, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, and Coopers & Lybrand, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Gary LAZAR, and Snipper, Wainer & Markoff, Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Feder, Feder & Mills, Los Angeles, California, for cross-appellant.

Lauren Diehl, Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, Los Angeles, California, for cross-appellant.

Stephen J. Snipper, Snipper, Wainer & Markoff, Los Angeles, California, for appellant-cross-appellee.

Before: BRIGHT, SKOPIL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge:

James J. Feder, Examiner, and his accountants, Coopers & Lybrand (Coopers) filed an application for the payment of compensation and the reimbursement of expenses in connection with the Lazar bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court1 awarded the Examiner only 22% of his requested fees and expenses and awarded Coopers less than 60% of its request. On appeal, the district court2 increased...

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