Legal Opinion
Rains v. Flinn (In Re Rains)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2005No. 03-16538, 04-15743PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals arise from the bankruptcy court’s approval of, and subsequent enforcement of, a settlement agreement resolving adversary proceedings brought by the trustee-appellee and a creditor against the debtor-appellant. Because we conclude that the settlement agreement was valid, and that enforcement of the agreement was proper, we affirm the district court’s decision upholding the approval of the settlement agreement. Although the district court erred in ruling that the appeal of the judgment enforcing the settlement was untimely, we affirm the entry…
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