In Re Roger W. Knight, Debtor. Roger W. Knight v. Washington Department of Social and Health Services

15 F.3d 1086 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re Roger W. KNIGHT, Debtor. Roger W. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellee. No. 92-35515. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 16, 1993. * Decided Jan. 5, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, CANBY and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Smith v. Barry, 112 S.Ct. 678, 682 (1992), holds that, where the appellant is pro se, a notice of appeal by any other name counts as a notice of appeal if it specifically indicates the litigant's intent to seek appellate review and is filed within the time allowed by Fed.R.App.P. 4. See also Rabin v. Cohen, 570 F.2d 864, 866 (9th Cir.1978) (two judge panel). The same rule applies to B.R. 8002. See Advisory Committee Note to B.R. 8002 (1983) ("This rule is an adaptation of Rule 4(a) F.R.App.P."); In re Sweet Transfer & Storage, Inc., 896 F.2d 1189, 1192 (9th Cir.1990) (interpreting B.R. 8002(b) in light of…