v. Kane

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZIONS BANCORPORATION, N.A., Case No. 21-cv-03765-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

EVANDER FRANK KANE, Re: Dkt. No. 12 Defendant.

Evander Frank Kane, a professional hockey player who filed for bankruptcy last year, moves to dismiss a pending appeal of the bankruptcy court’s decision not to convert his Chapter 7 case to a Chapter 11 case. Kane contends that because his long-term, multi-million dollar contract with the San Jose Sharks was recently terminated, appellant Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (“Zions”), can no longer rely on the contract in arguing that the case should be converted.1 Without the Sharks contract, Kane argues, this court cannot grant Zions effective relief. Kane’s motion to dismiss is DENIED. Kane has signed a short-term contract with another professional hockey team. Although that contract may be worth less than his contract with the Sharks, it provides some effective relief that may be…