In Re: East Coast Foods, Inc. v. Development Specialists, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 1 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: EAST COAST FOODS, INC., No. 23-60046

Debtor. BAP No. 23-1034 ______________________________

EAST COAST FOODS, INC., MEMORANDUM*

Appellant,

v.

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC.;

BRADLEY D. SHARP, Chapter 11 Trustee,

Appellees.

Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Faris, Lafferty III, and Spraker, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 21, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: TALLMAN, R. NELSON, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

East Coast Foods, Inc. (“ECF”) appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s

(BAP) decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s denial of ECF’s request for leave

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. to sue its former Chapter 11 Trustee, Bradley D. Sharp, in a forum other than the

bankruptcy court. ECF sought to sue Sharp in California state and federal court

based on Sharp’s alleged…