San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters Local 891 v. City of San Bernardino (In re City of San Bernardino)
Opinion
lead Opinion
Wright, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Appellant San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters Local 891 (“Firefighters”) appeals from the bankruptcy court’s order denying its motion for relief from stay (“Stay Motion”). The bankruptcy court held that the Firefighters could not pursue an action in state court against Debtor-Appellee City of San Bernardino (“City”) and its officers for violating state law by reducing the Firefighters’ salaries and benefits following the City’s unilateral rejection of their collective bargaining agreement. 1 This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 (a)(1). For the reasons discussed below, the Court AFFIRMS the bankruptcy court’s order in full. 2
II. STANDARD OF REVIEW
The grant or denial of relief from stay is reviewed for abuse of discretion. In re Conejo Enters., Inc., 96 F.3d 346 , 351 (9th Cir.1996). “Decisions committed to the bankruptcy court’s discretion will be reversed only if ’based on an erroneous conclusion of law or when the record contains no evidence on which the bankruptcy court rationally could have based that decision.’” Id. (internal brackets omitted).