United States of America, Ex Rel., Taxpayers Against Fraud,a Non-profit Corporation, Plaintiff,andmax Killingsworth, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Klaus Kirchoff; Taxpayers Against Fraud, Plaintiffs-appellees,andteledyne Industries, Inc; Teledyne Systems Company, Inc., Defendants, 91 F.3d 158 (9th Cir. 1996)

Before: FARRIS, FERNANDEZ, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges

MEMORANDUM^** 

Max Killingsworth, a qui tam plaintiff, appeals the district court's order awarding attorneys' fees directly to his attorneys, rather than to himself. Killingsworth asserts that the district court erred because, he claims, the attorneys' fee is owned by the client, and the amount that the attorney can then obtain is determined by private contract and controlled by state law. For the reasons stated in United States of America ex rel. Virani v. Jerry M. Lewis Truck Parts & Equipment, Inc., No. 95-56396, slip op. 8265 (9th Cir. July 10, 1996), we disagree.

AFFIRMED.