Legal Opinion
Yates v. Forker (In re Patriot Co.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2004No. Nos. 03-6098NI, 04-6007NIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRESSEL, Chief Judge.
Yates appeals from two orders of the bankruptcy court.1 The first order denied Yates’ motion to “reconsider” its approval of the trustee’s employment of an attorney. The second order approved the trustee’s proposal to compromise certain claims. We dismiss both appeals.
BACKGROUND
Yates was the President and former shareholder of the Patriot Company. On August 21, 2001, Patriot filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. Yates, as the sole shareholder of Patriot, authorized the filing and signed the Chapter 11 petition and schedules. On September 5, 2002, the bankruptcy court…
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