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F r a n c e s S c a rb o r o u g h i s t h e o wn e ro f a d u p l e x r e s i d e n c e l o c a t e d a t5 1 1 6 N. W arnock St r eeti n Phi l adel phi a. C has e M anhatt an M or t gage ( “C has e”) hol ds a mort gage on t he pr oper t y . I n 2001, C has e comm ence d m or t gage f or ecl os ur e pr ocee di ngs on t he pr oper t ydue t o Scarbor ough’ s fai l ur e t o m ake he rm ont hl ypaym ent s . I n or dert o pr event2

t he for ecl os ur e, Scarbor ough fi l ed forpr ot ect i on underC hapt er13 of the B ankrupt cy C o d e. In S ep tem b er 2 0 0 7 , af ter sev era l y ea rs of

p roc ee d ing s, the B an k rup tcyC o u rt fi nal l ydeni ed conf

i r m at i on of Scarbor ough’ s pl an and di s m i s s ed hercas e. Scarbor ough appea l ed t o t he U ni t ed St at es D i s t r i ctC our tfort he East ern D i s t r i ctof Penns y l vani a.

O n M a rc h 1 8 , 2 0 0 8 , w h ile h e r a p p e a l w a s p e n d in g in th e D istric t C o u rt, Scarbor ough fi l ed an e m er gencym ot i on fora pr el i m i naryi nj unct i on i n t he B ankrupt cy C o u rtto p rev en t th e W arn o ck S tr ee t pro p ertyfro m b eing so ld at an A p ri l 1, 20 0 8 sh eriff ’s s al e i n Phi l adel phi a. See Fed. R . B ankr . P. 8005. B yor derent er ed M ar ch 20, 2008, t he Ba n k ru p t c yCo u r td e n i e d t h e mo t i o n o n t h e g r o u n d t h a tS c a rb o r o u g h h a d f a i l e d t o s h o w a li k eli h o o d o f su cc ess o n ap p ea l. S ca rbo rou g h then fil ed an em erg en cym o ti o n fo r a p re lim in a ry in

ju n c tio n in th e D is tr ic t C o u rt , w h e re h e r a p p e a l w a s p e n d in g . O n A p ri l 3, 20 0 8 , the D istri ct C o u rten tered an o rde r on S ca rbo rou g h ’s m oti on for a prel i m i naryi njunct i on . T he o rderprovided as fo l l ow s:

A N D N O W , t hi s 3r d dayof A pr i l , 2008, upon cons i der at i on of A p p e llan t’s M o tio n f

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ju n c tio n , the C o u rt h a s c a re f u lly r evi ew ed the opi ni on of the [Bankrupt cy C our t J udge] on t he pr er equi s i t es for gr ant i n g s u c h r e l i e f a n d f i n d s n o b a s i s o n whi c h t o d i s tu rb h i s t h o r o u gh and w el l - r eas oned opi ni on. A ccor di ngl y , i ti s her ebyO R D E R E D t hata hea r i ng on A p p e lla n t’ s M o tio n f

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ju n c tio n is D E N IE D . (D ist. C t. N o . 1 0 .) O n M a rc h 2 8 , 2 0 0 8 , S c a rb o ro u g h f iled a n o tice o f

a p p e a l f ro m th is o rd e r. (C .A . N o . 0 8 -1 9 4 2 .) S h e a lso f iled a n o th e r e m e rg e n c ym o tio n a sk in g th is C o u rt to e n jo in th e s a le o f

h e r p ro p e rt ya t th e A p ri l 1 s t P h ila d e lp h ia s h e ri f f ’s s a le .3 B yor derent er ed M ay30, 2008, w e s um m ar i l ydi s m i s s ed the appe al fr om t he D i s t r i ctC our t ’ s or derbeca us e i thad bec om e moot . For t hi s r eas on, w e al s o deni ed S c a rb o ro u g h ’s m o tio n f o r a p re lim in a ry in

ju n c tio n . T he nextact i vi t yi n t hi s cas e t ook pl ace on O ct ober13, 2008, w hen the f o llo w in g o rd e r w a s e n ter e d in th e D istric t C o u rt d o c k e t:

A N D N O W , this 9 th d a yo f O c to b e r, 2 0 0 8 , itis o rd e re d th a t in ac co rda n ce w ith this C o u rt ’s ord er [ d en y ing the m o ti o n fo r a p r e l i mi n a r yi n

j u n c t i o n ] t h i s c a s e i s CL OS E D. BY THE C OURT ATTEST: B Y : S / M

ATT HEW J . HIGGI NS D ep u tyC lerk (D ist . C t. N o . 1 3 . ) S ca rbo rou g h n o w see k s rev iew o f th is ord er.

W e lac k juri sd ict ion o v er this ap p ea l. A lth o u g h the D istri ct C o u rt ’s O ct ober9, 2008 or derpurpor t ed t o m ark t he ca s e cl os ed, t he pr i oror derr efe r ence d t her ei n deni ed i nj unct i ve r el i ef onl y . G i ven thatA ppel l ants oughtr evi ew of the B ankrupt cyC our t ’ s Sept ember 2007 or derdeny i ng confi r m at i on of herpl an and di s m i s s i ng hercas e, t he D i s t r i ctC our thas noty etent er ed a de ci s i on on t he mer i t s of the appea l . A s a r es ul t , w e maynotas s er tj ur i s di ct i on overt he appe al i n t hi s C our t . See 28 U . S. C . § 1291; Fi r es t one Ti r e & R ubberC o. v. R i s j or d, 449 U . S. 368, 373 ( 1980) ( i nt ernal quot at i ons and ci t at i ons om i t t ed) ( “A par t ym aynott ake a n appea l under[28 U . S. C . § 1291] unt i l t her e has been a deci s i on byt he D i s t r i ctC our tt hatends t he l i t i gat i on4

o n the m erit s an d leav es n o thing fo r th e c o u rtto d o b u t exe cu te th e jud g m en t. ”)

A ccor di ngl y , t hi s appea l i s di s m i s s ed forl ack of j ur i s di ct i on. T he mot i on of I nt er venorC has e H om e Fi nance t o fi l e a s uppl ement al appendi x i s gr ant ed. T he A ppel l ant ’ s m ot i on t o r econs i derand vac at e the C our t ’ s or derdat ed 12/ 15/ 2009 i s deni ed.