In Re Sparks Dirt Project, a Partnership, Debtor. Sparks Dirt Project, a Partnership v. United States Trustee City of Sparks

15 F.3d 1089 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 SPARKS DIRT PROJECT, a Partnership, Debtor. SPARKS DIRT PROJECT, a Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES TRUSTEE; City of Sparks, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16432. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 13, 1994. Decided Jan. 24, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Sparks Dirt Project ("Debtor"), a Chapter 11 debtor, purchased approximately 35.65 acres of land which were divided into two separate parcels of 24.1196 acres and 11.5304 acres. A couple named Bria possessed a lien (deed of trust) on the larger parcel, while a woman named Twaddle possessed a lien (deed of trust) on the smaller parcel. Debtor intended to develop and resell the property. Debtor also owned three other lots upon which Twaddle held a deed of trust. 4 In 1986, the City of Sparks (the "City") imposed and perfected a $315,000 assessment on the…