Legal Opinion
Headlee v. Ferrous Financial Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1979No. 78-1381PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Ferrous Financial Services appeals from a district court order dismissing its bankruptcy appeal because it failed to file a notice of appeal from the bankruptcy court judgment within the 30-day period mandated by Bankruptcy Rule 802. We hold that the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal because Ferrous failed to establish that late filing of a request to extend the time for appeal was the result of excusable neglect.
BACKGROUND
On August 8, 1975, the bankruptcy court entered judgment in favor of Headlee, the trustee, finding that appellant’s…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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