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IN RE COHO ENERGY INC.

Nos. 03-10268, 04-10173.

395 F.3d 198 (2004)

In the Matter of COHO ENERGY INC., Debtor. Gibbs & Bruns LLP, Cross-Appellee, v. Coho Energy Inc., Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Thomas & Culp LLP, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Coho Energy Inc., Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Gibbs & Bruns LLP, Cross-Appellee, Thomas & Culp LLP, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. In the Matter of Coho Energy, Inc., Coho Resources, Inc., Debtors. Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Appellee, v. Thomas & Culp LLP, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc Sands Culp (argued), Law Offices of Marc S. Culp & Associates, Denton, TX, for Thomas & Culp LLP.

Gerald C. Conley, Tonya M. Gray, Andrews & Kurth, Dallas, TX, for Coho Energy Inc.

Thomas S. Hoekstra, Eric Gordon Walraven, Brian N. Hail (argued), Jeffrey Richard Erler, Godwin Gruber, Dallas, TX, for Gibbs & Bruns LLP.

Before BENAVIDES, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

The following case arises from two law firms' consecutive representation of a single debtor in a settlement of a breach of contract by a capital venture firm. Both firms and the debtor appeal the firms' fee awards from bankruptcy court, and one firm appeals the subsequent settlement between the other two parties. For the reasons below, this Court dismisses the settlement appeal and affirms the district court's fee award.

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