Richard Ware Levitt, Esq. v. David H. Brooks

Appellant David H. Brooks appeals from a judgment of the district court granting Richard Ware Levitt’s motion to compel outstanding attorneys’ fees owed to Levitt by Brooks in connection with Levitt’s representation of Brooks in a federal criminal proceeding. We hold that ancillary jurisdiction existed over the fee dispute and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in exercising that jurisdiction. We also hold that Brooks forfeited many of the issues he raises on appeal by not raising them below, and we find no merit in his arguments based on the Constitution. We therefore…