In Re: Alan Dale Dickinson

Case 8:22-cv-01450-SVW Document Filed 12/07/ Pagei1of2 Page |ID#:724

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 8:22-cv-01450-SVW Date 12/07/2022 Title In Re: Alan Dale Dickinson

Present: The Honorable STEPHEN V. WILSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Paul M. Cruz N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

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Proceedings: ORDER DISMISSING BANKRUPTCY APPEAL [1]

Before the Court is an appeal by appellant Alan Dickinson (“Mr. Dickinson”) challenging the Bankruptcy Court’s granting Cross-Defendants David Lenhard and Fred Peters’ anti-SLAPP motion! against Mr. Dickinson’s counter claims. ECF No.1. For the foregoing reasons, the Court DIMISSES the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. A federal court must generally first determine whether it has jurisdiction before reaching the merits of acase. Jn re Ozenne, 841 F.3d 810, 814 (9th Cir. 2016) (en banc) (citing Sinochem Int'l Co. Ltd. v.…