In re Debtor: Peter Szanto

I. Introduction

On June 9, 2023, Peter Szanto filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (the “Bankruptcy court”). Bankruptcy court, Case No. 8:23-bk-11187-SC, Dkt. 1. On June 14, 2023, the Bankruptcy court entered an order dismissing the case. Bankruptcy court, Case No. 8:23-bk-11187-SC, Dkt. 8. Szanto appealed the Bankruptcy court’s order to this Court on June 30, 2023. Dkt. 1. For the reasons set forth below, the Bankruptcy court’s order is AFFIRMED. IL. Standard of Review When a district court is tasked with appellate review of a decision by a bankruptcy court, the district court “functions as an appellate court and applies the standards of review generally applied in federal courts of appeal.” Tighe v. Valencia, 284 B.R. 463, 468 (C.D. Cal. 2002) (citation omitted). “In an appeal from an order of a bankruptcy court, conclusions of law are reviewed de novo and findings of fact are reviewed for clear error.” Szanto v. Lewin, 2016 WL 6514108, at *1 (C.D. Cal. 2016) (citing Blausey v. U.S. Tr., 552 F.3d 1124, 1132 (9th Cir. 2009)). “Mixed questions of law and fact are reviewed de novo.” Jn re…