King

King v. Marshack

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115 F. App'x 397
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 14, 2004No. 03-56531California345 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Norman Anthony King appeals pro se the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s entry of final decree closing his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, authorizing payment to all professionals, and discharging the disbursing agent. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d). We review the award of fees to professionals for abuse of discretion. Kord Enterprises II v. Calif. Commerce Bank (In re Kord Enterprises II), 139 F.3d 684, 686 (9th Cir.1998). We affirm.

The bankruptcy court entered an order approving King’s Third Amended Chapter 11 plan in December, 1990, which, inter alia, provided for the appointment of a disbursing agent to make distributions required by the plan and to resolve disputed claims against King’s estate. We do not consider King’s contentions challenging the plan because they were raised for the first time before the Bankruptcy Court in 2002. See Fed. R. Bankr.P. 8002(a) (establishing ten day period to file a notice of appeal from entry of an order); Anderson v. Mouradick (In re Mouradick), 13 F.3d 326, 327 (9th Cir.1994) (“The provisions of Bankruptcy Rule 8002 are jurisdictional; the untimely filing of a notice of…

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