Opinion ID: 184923
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Allocation of Fees

Text: 24 Finally, appellants maintain that the district court erred in failing to allocate its award of attorneys' fees among the four notes that are the subject of this appeal, each of which has its own obligors and guarantors. The FDIC responds that appellants waived their right to complain about the court's failure to apportion the fees because they never asked it to do so. 25 If this were the sole issue raised in this proceeding, we might not return the matter for further consideration. But as the district court will have to address a number of other issues on remand, we will add this one to the list. We are persuaded that appellants did not knowingly waive their challenge to the district court's failure to apportion the fees;and because different parties are liable on the four notes, the interest of fairness would be advanced by an apportionment.Therefore, if appellants raise this issue on remand, we direct the district court to allocate the fees.