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Parties Involved:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Appellant
Jeffrey Hill
Appellee
ms55, Inc.
Not Party

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of

Appeals

Tenth Circuit

September 29, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

In re: MS55, INC., f/k/a Mshow.com,

Inc. 

 Debtor.

JEFFREY HILL, Trustee,

 Plaintiff - Appellee - Cross

 Appellant,

v.

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER,

LLP, a California registered limited

liability partnership,

 Defendant - Appellant - Cross

 Appellee. 

Nos. 08-1217 & 08-1238

(D.C. No. 1:06-CV-01233-EWN)

ORDER

Before TACHA, BRISCOE and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

This matter comes on for consideration of the parties’ responses to this

court’s jurisdictional show cause order. The parties admit that this court lacks

jurisdiction over this appeal and cross-appeal because the order being appealed is

not final or otherwise immediately appealable. See Homa Ltd. v. Stone (In re

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Commercial Contractors, Inc.), 771 F.2d 1373, 1375 (10th Cir. 1985) (holding

that where the district court remands to the bankruptcy court for significant

further proceedings, the order is not final). See also Temex Energy, Inc. v.

Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, 968 F.2d 1003, 1005 (10th Cir.

1992) (In re Commercial Contractors “continues to provide the test for finality of

district court decisions in bankruptcy proceedings.”). 

The defendant, however, asks this court to hold its appeal in abeyance

pending a ruling by the district court on its pending motion for certification under

28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). We decline to do so. If the district court issues such a

certification and this court, upon the filing of a timely petition for permission to

appeal, grants permission, a new appeal will be opened. 

Accordingly, these appeals are DISMISSED and the request for abatement

is DENIED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

Ellen Rich Reiter

Deputy Clerk/Jurisdictional Attorney

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