Ronald Tutor and Zelus, LLC v. Ronald Durkin

MEMORANDUM

Ronald Tutor, Zelus, LLC, and David Bergstein appeal the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s order authorizing the Trustee of R2D2, LLC’s bankruptcy estate to use R2D2’s one-hundred percent membership interest in non-debtor Pangea Media Group, LLC (Pan-gea), to adopt a resolution removing Berg-stein as Pangea’s manager, and authorizing the Trustee to place Pangea into bankruptcy proceedings. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d)(1), and we affirm.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d)(1), we have jurisdiction over appeals from “final orders of the district courts reviewing bankruptcy court decisions.” In re SK Foods, L.P., 676 F.3d 798, 801 (9th Cir.2012) (quoting In re Westwood Shake & Shingle, Inc., 971 F.2d 387, 389 (9th Cir.1992)). A district court order is final only if the underlying bankruptcy court order is final. Id. at 801-02; In re Rains, 428 F.3d 893 , 901 (9th Cir.2005). Here, the bankruptcy court’s order finally determined a discrete issue — that the Trustee could use R2D2’s membership interest in Pangea to vote to remove Bergstein as Pangea’s manager. And no further determination or order will be required to allow the Trustee to…