In Re Robert E. Allen, Debtor, Atalanta Corporation v. Robert E. Allen, in Re Robert E. Allen, Debtor, Anatom Investment Corporation v. Robert E. Allen

300 F.3d 1055 In re Robert E. ALLEN, Debtor, Atalanta Corporation, Appellant, v. Robert E. Allen, Appellee. In re Robert E. Allen, Debtor, Anatom Investment Corporation, Appellant, v. Robert E. Allen, Appellee. No. 01-15301. No. 01-15304. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 14, 2002. Filed August 16, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED William E. Robinson, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant. Timothy J. Buchanan and Mathew P. Wattoff, Fresno, CA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Oliver W. Wanger, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-99-05800-OWW, CV-99-05801-OWW. Before: SNEED, HUG and BERZON, Circuit Judges. BERZON, Circuit Judge. 1 In this bankruptcy case, two creditors, Atalanta Corporation ("Atalanta") and Anatom Investment Corporation ("Anatom"), appeal from a confirmation of a plan reorganizing the assets of debtor Robert E. Allen ("Allen"). Atalanta and Anatom hold liens on certain property owned by Allen. Before the bankruptcy court confirmed the reorganization plan, Allen entered into a stipulation with Atalanta and Anatom, approved in a formal order by the bankruptcy…