United States Trustee v. Edward Kohout

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 1:13-cv-00183-IMK,1:10-bk-00303 Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999626030].. [14-1912]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-1912

EDWARD R. KOHOUT,
Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE,
Trustee - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg.
Irene M. Keeley,
District Judge. (1:13-cv-00183-IMK)

Submitted:

July 21, 2015

Decided:

July 23, 2015

Before WILKINSON and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Edward R. Kohout, Appellant Pro Se.
Ramona D. Elliott, Deputy
Director/General Counsel, P. Matthew Sutko, Associate General
Counsel, Sumi K. Sakata, Trial Attorney, Executive Office for
United States Trustees, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Edward R. Kohout appeals the district court’s order affirming
the

bankruptcy

court’s

order:

(1)

sustaining

the

Trustee’s

objection to Kohout’s application for employment as counsel in the
underlying bankruptcy proceeding, and (2) requiring Kohout to
disgorge $24,000 in fees he received for legal services.

We have

reviewed the parties’ briefs and the record included on appeal and
have found no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm for the

reasons stated by the district court.

United States Trustee v.

Kohout, No. 1:13-cv-00183-IMK (N.D.W. Va. Aug. 4, 2014).

We

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before this court and
argument would not aid in the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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