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Parties Involved:
Richard Allen Diamond
Appellee
Michael Fitzgerald
Not Party
Michael Jay Goldstein
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-2408

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In re: Richard Allen Diamond

lllllllllllllllllllllDebtor

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Michael Jay Goldstein

lllllllllllllllllllllAppellant

Michael Fitzgerald

v.

Richard Allen Diamond

lllllllllllllllllllllAppellee

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Appeal from the United States Bankruptcy

 Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

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 Submitted: December 1, 2015

 Filed: December 14, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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Appellate Case: 15-2408 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/14/2015 Entry ID: 4346011 
PER CURIAM.

Michael Goldstein appeals the judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

(BAP), affirming the bankruptcy court’s order dismissing his adversarial complaint. 

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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).

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The HonorableCharles E. Rendlen III, United StatesBankruptcy Judge for the

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Eastern District of Missouri.

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Appellate Case: 15-2408 Page: 2 Date Filed: 12/14/2015 Entry ID: 4346011