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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 28:1334 Bankruptcy cases and proceedings under title 11

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TRACY HOPE DAVIS

United States Trustee

TERRI H. DIDION State Bar # CA133491

Trial Attorney

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the United States Trustee

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 1401

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: 559-487-5002 ext. 235

Fax: 559-487-5030

terri.didion@usdoj.gov

Attorney for Tracy Hope Davis, 

United States Trustee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re: ) Case No. 3:16-cv-00181-EMC

)

JOSEPH JOHN VIOLA, ) Bankruptcy Case No. 10-30904 DM

) Adversary No. 10-3154 DM

) San Francisco Division

 Appellant, ) AMENDED

v. ) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S

) MOTION TO STAY APPEAL

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, ) BRIEFING DEADLINES

Appellee. )

_____________________________ )

Appellee, Tracy Hope Davis, the United States Trustee for Region 17

(United States Trustee”), hereby file this Motion to Stay Appeal Briefing 

Deadlines until the Court has considered the Motion for Dismissal of Untimely 

Appeal filed by the United States Trustee. (Dkt. No. 9). This motion is brought

pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013(b) and 9006(b)(1) and Civil LR 6-1(b) and 6-

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3. The motion is made with reference to the following:

1. Status of the Appeal

This proceeding was commenced on January 8, 2016, when Appellant

filed a notice of appeal of the bankruptcy court’s entry of default under Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 55(a)(made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7055) after Appellant failed to 

file and serve an answer to a complaint objecting to his bankruptcy discharge.

(A.P. Dkt. No. 54).

1 Appellant filed a designation of record and a statement of the 

issues. (A.P. Dkt. No. 67).

In accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009, Appellee timely filed her 

supplement designation of record. (A.P. Dkt. No. 69). The record on appeal was 

transmitted by the bankruptcy court on March 11, 2016. (A.P. Dkt. No. 72). The 

District Court issued its Notice of Briefing setting forth the deadlines for the filing 

of the opening, responsive, and reply briefs in this appeal. (Dkt. No. 6).

In its report and recommendation to this court, the bankruptcy court stated

(1) that the appeal is untimely under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(a); (2) does not 

identify any specific order being appealed in violation of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 

8003(a)(3)(B); (3) utilizes a shotgun approach to designating documents that has 

severely impeded the bankruptcy court’s ability to certify and transmit the record 

in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8009; (4) no appeal filing fee has been paid; 

and (5) that, as trial court, it certified pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that the 

appeal has not been taken in good faith, and thus may not be taken in forma 

pauperis. (Dkt. No. 11).

2. Request to Stay Appeal Deadlines

a. When the briefs are currently due. Appellant’s opening brief was

due on March 16, 2016. The brief was filed with the court on March 17, 2016, and 

 

1 “A.P. Docket” refers to the docket for Adversary Proceeding No. 3:10-ap-3154-DM of the 

United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.

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served on the United States Trustee on March 14, 2016. (Dkt. No. 16). Pursuant to 

the text of docket entry no. 16, Appellee’s answering brief is due on April 7, 2016. 

A reply brief by Appellant is due on or about April 21, 2016.

b. How many extensions of time or stays have been granted? No

prior extensions or stays have been requested.

c. Reason why the stay is necessary. The United States

Trustee filed a Motion for Dismissal of Untimely Appeal on March 10, 2016, and 

it is pending on this court’s docket. (Dkt. No. 9). Until such time that the court 

considers and decides the motion to dismiss Appellant’s appeal, any further 

briefing deadlines should be stayed. A short suspension of the appellate 

proceedings will not prejudice any of the parties. 

d. Specific amount of time requested. The United States Trustee

seeks a stay of the remaining briefing deadlines pending the outcome of her 

motion to dismiss the appeal.

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 If the motion is granted, there will be no need for 

any further briefs to be filed. If the motion is denied, the United States Trustee will 

file her responsive brief within thirty (30) days after the entry of the Court’s order 

denying the motion to dismiss, and the bankruptcy appeal will proceed on the 

merits. See Declaration of Terri H. Didion filed concurrently with the motion.

3. Conclusion

Wherefore, the United States Trustee requests that this motion to stay appeal

deadlines be granted as follows:

a. The District Court shall suspend all remaining appeal briefing deadlines, 

effective the date of the filing of this motion, pending the decision

 

2 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013(b) provides authority for seeking a motion for a procedural order, 

which includes a motion for enlargement of time, if the motion is made prior to the expiration of 

the original deadline. The court may rule on such a motion at any time without notice or waiting 

for a response. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013(b) and 9006(b)(1).

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regarding the United States Trustee’s motion to dismiss the appeal filed 

as docket number 9.

b. If the District Court grants the motion to dismiss, no further briefing will 

be required by the parties to this bankruptcy appeal.

c. If the District Court denies the motion to dismiss, the United States 

Trustee will file her responsive brief within thirty (30) days after the 

entry of the order denying the motion to dismiss. Appellant’s reply brief 

will be due fourteen (14) days after service of the United States Trustee’s 

responsive brief.

Dated: March 23, 2016 Respectfully Submitted, 

 By: /s/ TERRI H. DIDION 

Terri H. Didion

Trial Attorney for U.S. Trustee

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Exhibit A

[Proposed Order Granting Motion to Stay Appeal Deadlines]

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TRACY HOPE DAVIS

United States Trustee

TERRI H. DIDION CSB #133491

Trial Attorney

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the United States Trustee 

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 1401

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: 559-487-5002 ext. 235

Fax: 559-487-5030

terri.didion@usdoj.gov

Attorney for Tracy Hope Davis, 

United States Trustee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re: ) Case No. 3:16-cv-00181-EMC

)

JOSEPH JOHN VIOLA, )

) Bankruptcy Case No. 10-30904 DM

 Debtor. ) Adversary No. 10-3154 DM

______________________________ ) San Francisco Division

JOSEPH JOHN VIOLA, )

Appellant, )

vs. )

) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, ) UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S

) MOTION TO STAY APPEAL

Appellee. ) BRIEFING DEADLINES

____________________________ )

On March 23, 2016, Tracy Hope Davis, the United States Trustee for

Region 17 (“Appellee”), filed her motion to stay appeal briefing deadlines until the 

Court has considered a pending Motion for Dismissal of Untimely Appeal filed 

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by Appellee. (Dkt. No. 9). Pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8013(b) and 9006(b)(1), 

the court may stay the briefing deadlines without notice or waiting for a response. 

The court finds that a short suspension of the appellate proceedings will not 

prejudice any of the parties.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT

1. The United States Trustee’s motion to stay appeal briefing deadlines is 

granted.

2. The Court shall suspend all remaining appeal briefing deadlines, effective 

the date of the filing of this motion, pending the decision regarding the 

United States Trustee’s motion to dismiss the appeal filed as docket 

number 9.

3. If the Court grants the motion to dismiss, no further briefing will be 

required by the parties to this bankruptcy appeal.

4. If the Court denies the motion to dismiss, the United States Trustee will file 

her responsive brief within thirty (30) days after the entry of the order 

denying the motion to dismiss. Appellant’s reply brief will be due fourteen 

(14) days after service of the United States Trustee’s responsive brief.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

________________________

Hon. Edward M. Chen

United States District Court Judge

3/25/16

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, Terri H. Didion, declare as follows:

I am a resident of and employed in the State of California, County of Fresno. I am over 

the age of 18 years and not a party to the above-entitled action. On March 23, 2016, I served a 

true and correct copy of the following documents:

1. United States Trustee’s Amended Motion to Stay Appeal Briefing Deadlines

2. Amended Declaration of Terri H. Didion in Support of Motion to Stay Appeal 

Briefing Deadlines

3. Proposed Order Granting United States Trustee’s Motion to Stay Appeal 

Briefing Deadlines

on parties in this action as follows:

BY CM/ECF: I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court for the United 

States District Court, Northern District of California, by using the CM/ECF system. I certify that 

parties of record to this case who are either registered CM/ECF users, or who have registered for 

electronic notice, or who have consented in writing to electronic service will be served through 

the CM/ECF system as follows: NONE.

BY U.S. MAIL: All non-registered CM/ECF users are served by 1st class mail, postage prepaid 

as follows:

Appellant, Pro Se

Joseph John Viola

Aspc Yuma-Cibola, 6a47

P.O. Box 8909

San Luis, AZ 85349

I declare under penalty of perjury that the documents were served by methods indicated above 

and the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: March 23, 2016. /s/ Terri H. Didion

Terri H. Didion

Attorney for United States Trustee

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