United States Ninth Circuit

Creditor's failure to disclose existence of contract in bankruptcy proceedings will not justify an award for attorney's fees under Arizona state law where omission, and not performance of the contract, was the main reason for dispute.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/14/2001
• Decided 04/26/2001
• Published 04/26/2001

Judges

• FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SNEED, FERNANDEZ, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard C. Meyers,Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona;  Rebecca R. Driggs, Casebolt, Germaine & Driggs, P.L.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael W. Carmel, Phoenix, Arizona, for appellee Michael W. Carmel;  David A. Weatherwax, Fennemore Craig, Phoenix, Arizona, for appellees Larry Jarnagin and Linda Jarnagin.