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IN RE KERAVISION, INC.

No. C 01-02559 CRB.

273 B.R. 614 (2002)

In re KERAVISION, INC., Debtor. United States Trustee, Linda Ekstrom Stanley, Appellant, v. Keravision, Inc., Appellee.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

January 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Pope, Matthew R. Kretzer, Minnie Loo, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of U.S. Trustee, Oakland, CA, for plaintiff.

Peter M. Gilhuly, Law Offices of Latham and Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant.

OPINION

BREYER, District Judge.

This appeal arises from the bankruptcy court's authorization of the law firm of Latham and Watkins ("Latham") to represent the debtor-in-possession. The issue presented is whether a law firm whose partner was an officer of the debtor until three weeks before the filing of the debtor's bankruptcy petition is per se not a disinterested person within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. sections 327(a) and 101(14)(D). After carefully considering...

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