In re City of Detroit

Memorandum Regarding:

I. Certification Under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d) (2) (A) (i)

II. Recommendation on Whether Direct Appeals Should Be Authorized

and

III. Parties’ Request to Recommend Expedited Consideration of Appeals

STEVEN RHODES, Bankruptcy Judge.

Summary

Under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(2)(A), a court of appeals has jurisdiction over a direct appeal upon two conditions:(1) a certification that one of the circumstances identified in subsections (i), (ii) or (iii) of § 158(d)(2)(A) exists; and(2) an authorization for the direct appeal by the court of appeals.

These conditions raise separate and distinct…