Stangel v. United States (In Re Stangel)

Chapter 13 debtor-appellant Frank Stangel appeals two adverse decisions of the bankruptcy court in separate adversary proceedings that have been consolidated on appeal. Because Stangel did not timely appeal the first adversary proceeding to the district court, we dismiss that part of his appeal for want of jurisdiction. Because Stangel lacks standing to assert the trustee’s lien avoiding power under 11 U.S.C. § 545(2), we dismiss that part of his appeal for lack of standing. 1

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Stangel is a well-educated 2 actor and acting instructor who runs a flea market business on…