Praxis Development Group v. Specialty Restaurants Corp.

MEMORANDUM *

Specialty Restaurants Corporation, the debtor in bankruptcy, commenced this adversary action against Praxis Development Group. Specialty sought dissolution of a partnership with Praxis and a declaration quieting title to real property subject to an option. The bankruptcy court granted judgment in favor of Specialty. The district court affirmed. We also affirm.

The bankruptcy court determined that under the contract the time for exercise of the option commenced on April 18, 1994, when it became known that a freeway interchange would not be built at the location of the property, and expired April 18, 1996. That was a proper construction of the contract, and Praxis does not really dispute that, unless some other provision or principle extended the time.

None of the bases for extension, which Praxis now submits to us, were delineated in its answer or preserved in the pretrial conference order. That being so, as far as this adversary proceeding is concerned Praxis has waived those issues. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 16(c); Pershing Park Villas Homeowners Ass’n v. United Pac. Ins. Co., 219 F.3d 895, 901 (9th Cir.2000); N.W. Acceptance Corp. v. Lynnwood Equip., Inc., 841 F.2d 918 ,…