Griffin
Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Mabel Marie Griffin & Griffin Family Trust v. Griffin
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Revocable Inter Vivos Trust of Mabel Marie Griffin and Griffin Family Trust *653 (“the Trusts”) appeal the decision of the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel denying the debtor’s motion to disburse funds to the Trusts and denying the Trusts’ request to file late proofs of claim. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d), and we affirm.
The Trusts argue that notice of the bar date did not comport with Rule 7004(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. But Rule 7004 applies to adversary proceedings and contested matters not otherwise governed by the rules. Fed. R. Bankr.P. 7001, 9014. The notice of bar date complied with the rule governing notice to creditors, which states that notice “shall be addressed as such entity or an authorized agent may direct in a filed request; otherwise, to the address shown in the list of creditors or the schedule whichever is filed later.” Fed. R. Bankr.P.2002(g). Moreover, there is no question that the Trusts received actual notice of the bar date.
The Trusts’ next argue that their failure to file proofs of claim was the result of “excusable neglect” under Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd.…