IN RE STRAND

No. 03-15431.

375 F.3d 854 (2004)

In re Stephen Raymond STRAND; Kristie Gale Strand, Debtors, Bruce Leichty, Appellant, v. William T. Neary, United States Trustee, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Leichty, pro se, Clovis, CA, real-party-in-interest/appellant.

Jeffrey J. Lodge, United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, for the trustee/appellee.

Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Leichty ("Leichty"), in his capacity as counsel for a Chapter 7 trustee, appeals the bankruptcy court's order, which, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 330, awarded only half of the compensation he requested in his final fee application. The bankruptcy court did not award the full amount requested because it concluded that Leichty pursued litigation that was not reasonable or necessary in its entirety. We hold that the bankruptcy court did not...

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