MOTI Partners, LLC v. Desert Palace, Inc. (In Re Caesars Entm't Operating Co.)

LAFFERTY, Bankruptcy Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Appellants challenge the bankruptcy court's orders: (1) remanding certain removed claims to Nevada state court based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction; and (2) denying as moot Appellants' motions to transfer venue to the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Because 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (d) prohibits review of remand orders that are based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction, we DISMISS these related appeals.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The Caesars-Seibel Restaurant Agreements

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company ("Caesars") and its various…