United States Ninth Circuit

District Court's order denying Plaintiff's attorney's fees for work performed by attorney not admitted to practice before the District Court is reversed and remanded. The attorney did not engage in the unauthorized practice of law under C.D. Cal. L. R. 83-2.3.1, because his conduct did not rise to the level of "appearing" before the District Court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2008
• Decided 02/17/2009
• Published 02/17/2009

Judges

• MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:, Before:  PAMELA ANN RYMER and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and EDWARD R. KORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William G. Wheatley, Jr., Law Offices of William G. Wheatley, Jr., Del Mar, CA, William G. Wheatley, Sr. (argued), Jaqua & Wheatley, Eugene, OR, for plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Catherine A. Conway, Rex S. Heinke (argued), Jessica M. Weisel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees.