In Re Jack T. Champion, Debtor. Michael R. Mastro Joan K. Mastro, Estate of v. Jack T. Champion
Opinion
Opinion
34 F.3d 1071 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Jack T. CHAMPION, Debtor. Michael R. MASTRO; Joan K. Mastro, Estate of, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Jack T. CHAMPION, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-35561. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 2, 1994. * Decided Aug. 11, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, KOZINSKI, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The bankruptcy court issued an order which declared that deeds of trust held by Michael R. Mastro did not cover a fee interest of Darold R.J. Stenson in a certain parcel of real property. It declared, instead, that Mastro's lien was on Stenson's interest in a real estate contract between Stenson and Jack T. Champion. The bankruptcy court then determined that Mastro's interest was terminated when Stenson forfeited his interest in the real estate contract. The district court affirmed. Mastro appeals. 3 Although the parties sometimes direct us from this case's channel to its pools and…