In Re Debtor Peter Brown Kleidman

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The Bankruptcy Court’s August 21, 2020 Judgment, March 31, 2021 Order Denying Motion to Reconsider Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendants, and April 5, 2021 Amended Judgment at issue on this appeal were entered in an adversary proceeding that was commenced on January 30, 2017, when Appellant filed his original Complaint against the Appellees. Since the commencement of the adversary proceeding, Appellant filed four different versions of his Complaint, conducted extensive discovery, and filed numerous motions. Indeed, the extraordinary Page 1 of Initials of Deputy Clerk sr Case 2:21-cv-03287-JFW Document Filed 01/21/ Page 2 of Page ID #:1678

number of motions filed by Appellant resulted in the Bankruptcy Court granting in part the Appellees’ Motion for an Order Requiring Plaintiff to Seek Leave of Court Before Filing Any Further Motions (“Motion Requiring Leave”). At the time the Appellees filed their Motion Requiring Leave, Appellant had filed five motions for leave to amend his Complaint and fourteen discovery motions. In light of the extensive record in the adversary proceeding, the parties are well…