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o r n ia B efo re: G O O D W IN , K L E IN F E L D , an d G R A B E R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. T he pa r t i e s s e pa r a t e l y appe a l the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s a f f i r m a nc e o f t w o or de r s of th e b a n k ru p tc y c o u r t p u r s u a n t to 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 5 8 ( d ) . S p e c if ic a lly , A p p e lla n t c o n te s ts th e b a n k ru p tc y c o u r t’s o r d e ra llo w in g a n a m e n d e d a d v e r s a ry c o m p la in t to b e f ile d in thi s m att er . C r o s s - A p p e lla n t c o n t e s ts th e b a n k ru p tc y c o u r t’s o r d e rb a r r in g c e r ta in cl ai m s f rom the am ended com pl ai nt , denyi ng hi s request for app oi nt m entof coun se l unde r11 U . S . C . § 327( a ) , a nd s t a y i ng th e ad v ersa r y a c t i on pe ndi ng appe a l w i thout r e q u ir in g a b o n d . A f t e ra n i ni t i a l r e vi e w of

the m a tt e r , w e i s s ue d a n or de r t o s how c a us e w hy th e s e ap p e a ls s h o u ld n o t b e d is m is s e d f o rla c k o f

ap p e lla te j u r i s d i c tio n , a n d b o th part i es fi l ed re spon se s. W e r evi ew de no vo ou r ow n j uri sdi ct i on and w hether a bank rupt cy court ’ s dec i si on s a re fi nal un der 28 U . S . C . § 1 58 (d). S i lver Sa g e P a rtn ers,I n r e s pons e t o ouror de rt o s how c a us e , A ppe l l e e m i s t a ke nl y r e l i e s upon 1 d eci si o n s fro m th e B an k ru p t cy A p p el l at e P an el an d d i stri ctco u rt s, w h o se ju r is d ic tio n is b r o a d e rth a n o u ro w n . See 28 U . S . C . § 1 58 (a ), (b). W e ta k e n o p o s itio n a s to th e o n g o in g v a lid ity o f th is f le x ib le ap p r o a c h to 2 f in a lity u n d e r§ 1 5 8 ( d ) ( 1 ) . Se e C ongr e j o I nvs . , L L Cv . M

ann (In re B ender ) , 586 F .3 d 1 1 5 9 , 1 1 6 3

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y o f D esert H o t S p ri n gs (I n r e C i t y of D e s e r t H ot Spr i ngs ) , 339 F . 3d 782, 787 ( 9th C i r . 2003) . W e now di s m i s s f orl a c k of

appe l l a t e j ur i s di c t i on. U nde r 28 U . S . C . § 158( d) ( 1) , c i r c ui tc our t s ha ve j ur i s di c t i on ove rappe a l s f r om

“ a l l f i na l de c i s i ons , j u d g m en t s, or de r s , a nd de c r e e s ” e nt e r e d by a di s tr i c tc our ton ap p e a l f r o m a b a n k ru p tc y c o u r t. See Sa xm a n v. E du c. C red i t M g m t . C o rp . (In re 1 Sax m an ) , 3 2 5 F .3 d 1 1 6 8 , 1 1 7 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) ; see a l so R yth er v. L u m b er P ro du ct s, I n c . (In re R

yther ), 79 9 F . 2d 14 12 , 14 14 (9th C i r. 19 86 ) ( “ If the order of a bankrup t cy c our ti s i nt e r l oc ut or y , w e ha ve no j ur i s di c t i on t o he a ra n appe a l f r om the j udgm e ntof the di s tr i c tc our t . ” ) ( c i t i ng Ki ng v . Stanton (I n r e Stanton ) , 7 6 6 F .2 d 1 2 8 3 , 1 2 8 5 & n .5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 5 ) ( o r d e r ) . E v e n u n d e r th e f le x ib le ap p r o a c h to f

in a lity p r e v io u s ly ap p li ed to bank rupt cy courtdeci si on s i n thi s c i rc ui t , w e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on un der § 2 1 5 8 ( d ) ( 1 ) b e c a u s e th e r e is n o f in a l, c o n c lu s iv e d e c is io n a t is s u e h e r e , m e r e ly in te r im o n e s . Se e Stanl e

y v . C r os s land, C r os s land, C ham be rs , M ac A r thur& L as tr e to (In re L ake s hor e V

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, L td. ) , 8 1 F .3 d 1 0 3 , 1 0 6 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 6 ) ; I n r e Stanton , 766 F .2 d a t 1 2 8 5

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C r e di t orR oge rV i r tue s t i l l ha s l e a ve t o f i l e a n a m e nde d c om pl a i nt s ubj e c tt o the r e s tr i c t i ons i m pos e d by the ba nkrupt c y c our t , a nd a ny l e ga l e r r or s a f f e c t i ng the p a r tie s ’ c la im s c a n b e ap p e a le d a f te r th e c o n c lu s io n o f th e a d v e r s a r y p r o c e e d in g . See W M X T ec hs. , Inc. v. Mi l l er , 10 4 F . 3d 11 33 , 11 36 (9th C i r. 19 97 ) ( en banc) (di sm i ss al of a c om pl a i nt w i th l e a ve t o a m e nd i s not a f i na l , appe a l a bl e or de r ) . F u rt h er, the c ol l a t e r a l or de rdoc tr i ne doe s not appl y he r e be c a us e no f i na l de c i s i on ha s be e n m a de re gardi ng the C hapt er11 T rust ee ’ s c l ai m t o i m m un i ty f ro m V i rtue’ s pot ent i al a m e n d e d c la im s . See M uel l erv. A uker , 5 7 6 F .3 d 9 7 9 , 9 8 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ; cf
. C u rry v . C a s tillo (

I n R e C a s tillo ) , 2 9 7 F .3 d 9 4 0 , 9 4 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) ( h o ld in g th a t a b a n k ru p tc y c o u r t o r d e rd e n y in g a tru s te e ’s c la im to im m u n ity w a s f in a l a n d ap p e a lab le unde rthe c ol l a t e r a l or de rdoc tr i ne ) . I nde e d, w e ar e i n no pos i t i on t o rul e on the po t ent i al sc op e of the T rust ee ’ s q uasi -j ud i ci al i m m un i ty b ec ause i ti s w ho l l y uncl ea r o n th e p r e s e n t r e c o r d w h a t s p e c if ic a c ts a r e s till a t is s u e . Se e I n R e C a s tillo , 297 F . 3d at 95 1 (not i ng thata det erm i nat i on of qu as i -j ud i ci al i m m un i ty f or a bankrup t cy trust ee re qu i re s the exam i nat i on of “ the part i cul arfunct i on ” a ti ss ue). AP P E AL S DI S MI S S E D.