Kassas

I. Introduction

Concurrently with the issuance of this Memorandum Regarding Certification for Direct Appeal to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of Judgment of Non-Dischargeability (the “Certification Memorandum”), the Court has entered a Memorandum of Decision Finding that Indebtedness Owed to the Client Security Fund of the State Bar of California is Non- Dischargeable in Bankruptcy [Doc. No. 41] (the “Memorandum”), a corresponding Judgment of Non-Dischargeability [Doc. No. 42] (the “Judgment”), and an Order Certifying Direct Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of Judgment of Non-Dischargeability (the “Certification Order”). For the reasons set forth in this Certification Memorandum—which is the document required by Bankruptcy Rules 8006(b) and (e)(1)1—the Court, on its own motion, certifies a direct appeal of the Judgment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Ninth Circuit”). Bankruptcy Rule 8006(e)(1) requires that when making a certification on its own motion, the Court provide in a memorandum accompanying that certification the information required by Bankruptcy Rule 8006(f)(2)(A)–(D). That subdivision provides that a certification shall include the following…