In Re Slimick

928 F.2d 304 59 USLW 2283 , 20 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 1754 In re Robert SLIMICK; Maxine Slimick, dba Danken Building, Danken Lounge & Restaurant, Debtors. Robert SLIMICK; Maxine Slimick, Appellants, v. Stanley E. SILVA, Trustee, Appellee. No. 88-2927. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 4, 1990 * . Decided Sept. 26, 1990. Richard Lindstrom, Placerville, Cal., for appellants. Thomas McCampbell, Chico, Cal., for appellee. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Before NELSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and STEPHENS, ** District Judge. TROTT, Circuit Judge: SUMMARY 1 Maxine and Robert Slimick, Chapter 7 debtors, appeal from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's ("BAP") dismissal of their appeal from the bankruptcy court's decision as untimely. 87 B.R. 98 . The BAP found that the notice of appeal was not filed within the ten-day period set by Bankruptcy Rule 8002(a) and no unique circumstances existed warranting review nevertheless. We affirm. BACKGROUND 2 On April 21, 1983, the Slimicks filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was converted on February 16, 1984, to Chapter 7. In their initial schedules, they elected the general federal exemption pursuant…