U.S. v. OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

No. 09-2684.

625 F.3d 1 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC., Defendant, Zack Hawthorn, Movant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zack Hawthorn , pro se.

Jonathan F. Mitchell , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, was on brief, for the appellee.

Before BOUDIN, DYK, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DYK, Circuit Judge.

Zack Hawthorn ("Hawthorn") appeals from a district court decision limiting Hawthorn's legal fees under two contingent fee agreements. The district court barred Hawthorn from receiving a fee in excess of $25,000 under a contingent fee agreement with Benedict Barroso ("Barroso") and barred Hawthorn from recovering any fee at all under a contingent fee agreement with John Altura ("Altura"). We conclude that the district court did not err in finding...

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