Reorganized Human Dynamics Corp. v. Human Dynamics Captive Management (In Re Human Dynamics Corp.)

MEMORANDUM

These are cross-appeals from the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s judgment in favor of the reorganized debtor, and the bankruptcy court’s orders extending appellants’ time to appeal. The bankruptcy court entered judgment against defendants G. Douglas Anderton, Edward Kyle Anderton, and PC General Agency after finding, among other things, that G. Douglas Anderton had fraudulently caused the transfer of funds belonging to the pre-petition debtor, and that Edward Anderton and PC General Agency were transferees of the funds. We review the bankruptcy court’s decision independent of the decision of the district court, under a clear error standard as to factual findings, and we affirm. See Dominguez v. Miller (In re Dominguez), 51 F.3d 1502, 1506 (9th Cir.1995).

The bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that Douglas Anderton, Edward Kyle Anderton, and PC General Agency were liable to the reorganized debtor on account of transfers caused by Douglas Anderton. See Retz v. Samson (In re Retz), 606 F.3d 1189, 1196 (9th Cir.2010) (“A court’s factual determination is clearly erroneous if it is illogical, implausible, or without support in the…