In Re City of Desert Hot Springs, Debtor, Silver Sage Partners, Ltd., Richard Earlix, Robert E. Fillet, Paul Saben, Michael Link, Edward Moore, Jr. And Albert Pimentel v. City of Desert Hot Springs

327 F.3d 930 In re CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Debtor, Silver Sage Partners, Ltd., Richard Earlix, Robert E. Fillet, Paul Saben, Michael Link, Edward Moore, Jr. and Albert Pimentel, Appellant, v. City of Desert Hot Springs, Appellee. No. 02-55835. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 3, 2003. Filed April 29, 2003. William J. Davis, Davis & Company, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellants. James O. Johnston, Jr., Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel; Perris, Marlar and Montali, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding. BAP No. CC-02-01164-MoPMa. Before FERGUSON, HALL, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. OPINION CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge. 1 Silver Sage Partners, Ltd. ("Silver Sage") appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's ("BAP") dismissal of its appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court denying Silver Sage's motion to dismiss a chapter 9 bankruptcy. After the City of Desert Hot Springs ("City") filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code, 11 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., Silver Sage moved to dismiss the bankruptcy, claiming that it was…