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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 28:0158 Notice of Appeal re Bankruptcy Matter (BA

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA 

TOMMIE GENE PATTERSON

Appellant, 

v. 

NACOLE M. JIPPING_7

Appellee. 

Case No. 3:24-cv-00096-SLG 

CONSOLIDATED 

LEAD CASE 

TOMMIE GENE PATTERSON, 

Appellant, 

v. 

NACOLE M. JIPPING_7, 

Appellee. 

Case No. 3:24-cv-00098-SLG 

CONSOLIDATED 

ORDER 

Appellant Tommie Gene Patterson has filed two appeals of two orders 

entered by the Bankruptcy Court. In Case No. 3:24-cv-00096, Mr. Patterson 

appeals from an order of the Bankruptcy Court dated April 19, 2024, “Order 

Establishing that the Debtor’s Interest in the Estate of Marion Patterson is Property

of His Bankruptcy Estate.”1 In Case No. 3:24-cv-00098, Mr. Patterson appeals 

from an order of the Bankruptcy Court dated April 17. 2024, “Order Denying 

1 Case No. 3:24-cv-00096, Docket 1. 

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Case No. 3:24-cv-00096-SLG, Patterson v. Jipping_7; Case No. 3:24-cv-00098-SLG, Patterson

v. Jipping_7 (Consolidated). 

Order

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Debtor’s Filing at DCK No. 71.”2 Because the appeals appear to involve common 

questions of law and fact, and originate from the same Bankruptcy proceeding, the 

Court on its own initiative will consolidate these appeals. See Rule 42(a), Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure. All further filings shall be made only in Case No. 3:24-

cv-00096-SLG. 

Also before the Court in each case is a motion for a 30 day enlargement of 

time to file a brief.3 In each motion, Mr. Patterson states he is trying to find an 

attorney to represent him. Appellee Nacole Jipping, the Bankruptcy Trustee, filed 

an opposition to the motion in Case No. 3:24-cv-00096. In her opposition, she 

notes that Alaska Appellate Rule 502(b) is inapplicable in the federal District Court. 

Appellee is correct on this point; the Alaska Rules of Court do not apply in federal 

District Court. Instead, the Court will issue a scheduling order for the briefing in 

due course. Therefore, the motions are each DENIED as moot. 

However, to date, Mr. Patterson has not complied with the Notice of 

Requirements for Perfection of Appeal that was sent to him by the Bankruptcy 

Court. Mr. Patterson was accorded until May 7, 2024 to file certain documents 

with this Court, which to date he has not yet done. This includes a statement of 

2 Case No. 3:24-cv-00098-SLG. Mr. Patterson’s motion was entitled, “Motion to Pre[e]mp and 

Remove Judge Brown, Pursuant to Rule of Civil Procedure re 60(a)(b) Opposition, For Relief 

From Judge Brown Order Opposing Notice of Hearing on Renewed Motion for Entry of Order 

Establishing that Debto[r]’s Interest In and Right to Receive a Distribution from the Estate of 

Marion Patterson is Property of His Bankruptcy Estate No Zoom Hearing Required.” 

3 Docket 3, Case No. 3:24-cv-00096-SLG; Docket 3, Case No. 3:24-cv-00098. 

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Case No. 3:24-cv-00096-SLG, Patterson v. Jipping_7; Case No. 3:24-cv-00098-SLG, Patterson

v. Jipping_7 (Consolidated). 

Order

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the issues to be presented in the appeals and a designation of those portions of 

the Bankruptcy Court’s record that he believes should be included in the appellate 

record.4 

Mr. Patterson is notified that if he does not comply with the Notice of 

Requirements for Perfection of Appeal by filing the requisite documents within 14 

days of the date of this order, these consolidated appeals may both be 

dismissed without further notice to him. 

Mr. Patterson also filed a request not to pay the filing fee in each case. 

However, he has not filed the requested financial information. Therefore, the 

requests are denied without prejudice. The Clerk of Court is directed to send an 

Application to Waive the Filing Fee (Non-Prisoner) to Mr. Patterson. 

DATED this 10th day of June, 2024, at Anchorage, Alaska. 

/s/ Sharon L. Gleason 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

4 See Notice of Requirements for Perfection of Appeal, Docket 1-1 in both cases. At Docket 5, in 

Case No. 3:24-cv-00096-SLG, Mr. Patterson filed a motion to amend his designation to add 

additional items to be included in the record on appeal. But the Court’s file contains no 

designation

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