IN RE HARRIS

No. 07-56310.

590 F.3d 730 (2009)

In the Matter of Jean Leonard HARRIS, Debtor, Jean Leonard Harris, Appellant, v. Sandra Wittman, an individual; Jack Swain, an individual; Pyle Sims Duncan & Stevenson, a Professional Corporation; Grant & Zeko, a Professional Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Lance Jasper, Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Jean Leonard Harris, the plaintiff-appellant.

Eric R. Deitz, Wingert Grebing Brubaker & Goodwin, LLP, San Diego, CA, for Sandra Wittman, defendant-appellee.

Manuel Corrales, Jr., Law Office of Manuel Corrales, Jr., San Diego, CA, for Jack Swain, defendant-appellee.

Robert F. Semmer and Daniel A. Kaplan, Coughlan, Semmer & Lipman, LLP, San Diego, CA, for Pyle Sims Duncan & Stevenson, APC, defendant-appellee.

Daniel M. White and Susan L. Oliver, White, Oliver & Amundson, APC, San Diego, CA, for Grant & Zeko, APC, the defendant-appellee.

Before: RONALD M. GOULD and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges, and DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.


BEA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jean Leonard Harris ("Harris") was the petitioner-debtor in a now-closed Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. Here, he sued the bankruptcy trustee and other estate representatives for breach of contract. Harris alleges the bankruptcy trustee and her agents breached a contract that was entered into during the course of his underlying bankruptcy case and was directly related to the administration of bankruptcy estate assets.

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