FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In the Matter of: BELLINGHAM 

INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.,

Debtor,

No. 11-35162

EXECUTIVE BENEFITS INSURANCE

D.C. No.

AGENCY,

2:10-cv-00929-MJP Appellant,  Western District of v. Washington, PETER H. ARKISON, TRUSTEE, solely Seattle in his capacity as Chapter 7 ORDER Trustee of the estate of Bellingham Insurance Agency, Inc., Appellee.  Filed November 4, 2011

Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judge, and Raner C. Collins, District Judge.*

ORDER

The court invites supplemental briefs by any amicus curiae addressing the following questions: Does Stern v. Marshall, 131 S. Ct. 2594 (2011), prohibit bankruptcy courts from entering a final, binding judgment on an action to avoid a fraudulent conveyance? If so, may the bankruptcy court hear

*The Honorable Raner C. Collins, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for Arizona, sitting by designation.

20127 20128 IN THE MATTER OF BELLINGHAM INSURANCE AGENCY the proceeding and submit a report and recommendation to a federal district court in lieu of entering a final judgment?

Any briefs responding to this order shall be filed no later than thirty days from the filed date of this order. All briefs shall comply with the page or type-volume limitations speci- fied in Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 29(d) and 32(a)(7). Any person or entity wishing to file a brief as an amicus curiae in response to this order is granted leave to do so pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 29(a).