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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 (District or BAP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re:

HERMAN LORNES, JR.,

 Debtor.

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HERMAN LORNES, JR.,

Appellant,

v.

THOMAS H. BILLINGSLEA, chapter 13 

trustee; UNITED STATES TRUSTEE,

Appellees.

Case No.: 3:16-cv-02341-GPC-DHB

ORDER DISMISSING 

BANKRUPTCY APPEAL WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE AS TO ITS 

REASSERTION TO THE UNITED 

STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 

THE NINTH CIRCUIT

[ECF No. 1.]

On September 13, 2016, Appellant Herman Lornes, Jr. (“Appellant”), proceeding 

pro se, filed a notice of appeal of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP’s”) September 

2, 2016 order dismissing his appeal for lack of prosecution. (Dkt. No. 1.) In error, 

Appellant elected to appeal the BAP’s order to the United States District Court for the 

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Southern District of California. (Id. at 1.1) The matter was subsequently transmitted to 

this Court for further proceedings. (Dkt. No. 1-2.)

28 U.S.C. § 158(a) grants district courts jurisdiction to hear appeals from final 

decisions of bankruptcy courts. Pursuant to Section 158(b), the Ninth Circuit has 

established a BAP to hear and determine appeals from the bankruptcy courts. Section 

158(d) provides that “[t]he courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from all 

final decisions, judgments, orders, and decrees entered under subsections (a) and (b) of 

this section.”

Because the BAP has already ruled on Appellant’s appeal in this case, this Court 

does not have jurisdiction to hear Appellant’s appeal of the BAP’s order. See Benny v. 

England, No. C-94-0073-CAL, 1994 WL 507441, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 30, 1994)

(holding the same). Appellant must appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the 

Ninth Circuit. (Id.)

Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Appellant’s appeal without prejudice as to its 

reassertion to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 16, 2016

 

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