In re Ayo H. Akatugba
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE AYO H. AKATUGBA, Case No. 23-cv-02356-JST
Debtor.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL OF
BANKRUPTCY COURT'S ORDER OF
REFERRAL TO STANDING
COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO CIVIL
LOCAL RULE 11–
11 Re: ECF No. 7 12 Andrew J. Christensen appeals the bankruptcy court’s order of referral to the Standing Committee of Professional Conduct pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11–6. Because the Court finds that it lacks jurisdiction, it will dismiss the appeal. On May 16, 2023, Christensen, attorney for Debtor Ayo H. Akatugba, filed a notice of appeal of the bankruptcy court’s April 19, 2023 order referring him to the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct. ECF No. 1. The bankruptcy court’s referral order identified two sources of unprofessional conduct: a written brief in which Christensen “flagrantly miscited authority and displayed a lack of candor” and a subsequent hearing at which Christensen did not evince an …