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In re Richard Alen DIAMOND, Debtor Michael Jay Goldstein, Appellant Michael Fitzgerald v. Richard Alen Diamond, Appellee.
    No. 15-2408.
    United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
    Submitted: Dec. 1, 2015.
    Filed: Dec. 14, 2015.
    Michael Jay Goldstein, East Brunswick, NJ, pro se.
    Richard Alen Diamond, El Dorado Hills, CA, pro se.
    Before SMITH, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM.

Michael Goldstein appeals the judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), affirming the bankruptcy court’s order dismissing his adversarial complaint. Upon independent review, we conclude that Goldstein lacks standing to appeal the bankruptcy court’s order. See Sears v. U.S. Tr., 734 F.3d 810, 819 (8th Cir.2013) (appellate standing in bankruptcy cases is more limited than Article III standing or prudential standing requirements associated therewith; person-aggrieved doctrine limits standing to persons with financial stake in bankruptcy court’s order, meaning they were directly and adversely affected by order). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See In re Heyl, 770 F.3d 729, 731 (8th Cir.2014) (per curiam) (dismissing bankruptcy litigant’s appeal for lack of standing). 
      
      . The Honorable Charles E. Rendlen III, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.