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Parties Involved:
LPF II, LLC
Petitioner
Michael Lerner
Not Party

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 9, 2020

Christopher M. Wolpert

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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In re: MICHAEL LERNER, 

 Debtor.

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LPF II, LLC, 

 Petitioner,

v.

MICHAEL LERNER, 

 Respondent.

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In re: MICHAEL LERNER, 

 Debtor.

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CHRISTOPHER J. REDMOND, Chapter 7 

Trustee, 

 Petitioner,

v.

MICHAEL LERNER, 

 Respondent.

No. 20-600

(18-21510)

(United States Bankruptcy Court for the 

District of Kansas)

No. 20-601

(D.C. No. 18-21510)

(United States Bankruptcy Court for the 

District of Kansas)

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ORDER

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Before HARTZ, MATHESON, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.

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These matters are before the court on the petitions of Christopher J. Redmond in 

his capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Michael Lerner and of 

LPF II, LLC, both of which request this court’s permission under Fed. R. App. P. 5 and 

28 U.S.C. § 158(d) to bring a direct appeal of the December 11, 2019 Memorandum 

Opinion the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas entered in In re: 

Lerner, No. 18-21510 (Bankr. D. Kan.). [See ECF No. 102 (addressing the burden of 

proof when litigating objections the Trustee and LPF II have lodged to Mr. Lerner’s 

claimed exemptions)].

Upon consideration, the court grants the petitions. Petitioners need not file 

separate notices of appeal: the date of this order will serve as the date of the notices of 

appeal for purposes of calculating time under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. 

See Fed. R. App. P. 5(d)(2).

Pursuant to Judicial Conference Policy, each petitioner shall pay $207 (i.e., the 

difference between the circuit filing fee and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel filing fee) to 

the Clerk of the bankruptcy court within 14 days of the date of this order. See Fed. R. 

App. P. 5(d)(1)(A). Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 5(d)(3), the court: (1) directs the Clerk of 

the bankruptcy court to notify this court when petitioners have paid their respective filing 

fees; and (2) directs its own Clerk to then open the appeals.

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Once the appeals are open, the court will provide the parties with additional 

information regarding their prosecution.

Entered for the Court

CHRISTOPHER M. WOLPERT, Clerk

by: Lisa A. Lee

 Counsel to the Clerk

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