Shepard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA In re

11 JAMES D. VELTMEYER, Case No.: 24-cv-1200-RSH-BLM 12 Debtor.

ORDER STAYING APPEAL

KYLE SHEPARD,

15 Appellant, 16 v.

JAMES D. VELTMEYER.,

18 Appellee. 19 20 On July 12, 2024, appellant Kyle Shepard (“Shepard” or “Appellant”) filed a notice of appeal from a June 11, 2024 Order (the “Denial Order”) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, denying him an extension of time to file a complaint pursuant to Section 727 of the Bankruptcy Code in connection with In re James D. 25 26 27 Veltmeyer, Case No. 23-4157 (Bankr. S.D. Cal.). See ECF No. 1 (notice of appeal).1 The Parties have completed their briefing on this appeal, with the final brief filed on November 14, 2024. ECF Nos. 7, 8, 11. I. BACKGROUND On December 31, 2023, James D. Veltmeyer (“Veltmeyer,” “Debtor,” or “Appellee”) filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. BR ECF No. 1. The Bankruptcy Court set the first meeting of…