John Charles Scotchel, Jr. v. MARTIN PATRICK SHEEHAN, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of John C. Scotchel, Jr.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-1301
JOHN CHARLES SCOTCHEL, JR.,
Debtor - Appellant,
and
HELEN HOLLAND SCOTCHEL,
Debtor,
v.
MARTIN PATRICK SHEEHAN, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of
John C. Scotchel, Jr., and Helen H. Scotchel,
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-00161-IMK; 1:12-bk-00009)
Submitted: October 28, 2014 Decided: November 14, 2014
Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Charles Scotchel, Jr., Morgantown, West Virginia, for
Appellant. Martin P. Sheehan, SHEEHAN & NUGENT, P.L.L.C.,
Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John Charles Scotchel, Jr., appeals the district
court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s order sustaining
the trustee’s objection and finding that the entire amount of a
contingency fee award was properly includable in Scotchel’s
bankruptcy estate. We have reviewed the record included on
appeal, as well as the parties’ briefs, and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the courts
below. Scotchel v. Sheehan, Nos. 1:13-cv-00161-IMK; 1:12-bk-
00009 (N.D. W. Va. Mar. 3, 2014; June 25, 2013). 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 the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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