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je c tin g to th e d is c h a rg e o f M a c K a y . T her eaf t er , M acK ays ucce s s ful l ys oughtconver s i on t o a C hapt er13 pr ocee di ng. Sever al m o n th s la ter , M a c K a yf iled a m o tio n to d ism iss C a n a d a ’s c o m p lain t as m o o t. T h is m ot i on w as gr ant ed w i t houtpr ej udi ce on M ay20, 2003. T he di s m i s s al or derw as not appea l ed. O n D ece m ber16, 2003, t he B ankrupt cyC our tconvert ed M acK ay ’ s cas e bac k t o a C h a p ter 7 c a se , an d M a rc h 9 , 2 0 0 4 , w a s e sta b lish e d a s th e d a te to f ile o b jec tio n s to di s char ge. C anada di d notfi l e a ne w compl ai ntobj ect i ng t o di s char ge bec aus e i t s couns el d i d n o tr e me mb e rt h a ti t s p r i o rc o mp l a i n to b j e c t i n g t o d i s c h a r g e h a d b e e n d i s mi s s e d . On M ar ch 15, 2004, t he C our tgr ant ed a di s char ge pur s uantt o 11 U . S. C . § 727. C anada th e re a f te r m o v e d f

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guendo t ha tFe d. R. Bank . 90 24 do e s no tr e nd e rFe d. R. Ci v. P. 60 i nappl i cabl e her e. W e w i l l nevert hel es s aff i r m fores s ent i al l yt he r eas ons gi ven byt he 1 B a n k ru p tcy C o u rt. W i t h r es pectt o t he M ay20, 2003, or der , w e fi nd no “mi s t ake, over s i ght , or om i s s i on” w i t hi n t he meani ng of R ul e 60( a) . M acka y ’ s fai l ur e t o fi l e a br i ef i n s uppor tof hi s m ot i on t o di s m i s s di d noti n anyw ayaff ectt he B ankrupt cyC our t ’ s or derof M ay20, 2003. M . D . Pa. L ocal R ul e 1. 3. W i t h r es pectt o t he or derof M ar ch 15, 2004, t he B ankrupt cyC our tdeni ed C anada ’ s m ot i on on t he gr ound t hatvaca t i on of thator derw oul d gr antC anada no eff ect i ve r el i ef. T he C our tfi r s tnot ed thatunderR ul e 9006( b) ( 3) t he C our tm ayenl ar ge t he t i m e fort aki ng act i on underR ul e 4004( a) , w hi ch s et s for t h t he t i m e forfi l i ng a compl ai ntobj ect i ng t o di s char ge “onl yt o t he ext entand undert he condi t i ons s t at ed i n” t hatrul e. T he C our tt hen expl ai ned:

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F ed . R . B an k . P . 9 0 0 6 in m ind , the C o u rt ques t i ons w hatt he M ovantcoul d expec tt o be ac compl i s hed byt he gr ant i ng o f its M o tio n to re c o n sid e r th e D isc h a rg e O rd e r. S h o u ld th e C o u rt v a c a te t he entr yof the D i s char ge, w oul d t he pr ocedur al pos tur e of the ca s e pr ovi de t he M ovantw i t h a r emedy ? T hi s queryi s m ade ke epi ng i n m i nd t hatt he or i gi nal C om pl ai ntobj ect i ng t o t he di s char ge w hi l e thi s cas e w as i n t he i ni t i al C hapt er7 w as di s m i s s ed, and the M ovantnei t herfi l ed a mot i on for r econs i der at i on noran appe al of thatdi s m i s s al . I n ot herw or ds , t her e i s no p e n d in g c o m p lain t o b

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4004( a) , t he t i m e forfi l i ng a compl ai ntobj ect i ng t o di s char ge i n t he i ns t ant C hapt er7 had l ong s i nce pa s s ed and ha d pas s ed eve n att he t i m e of the fi l i ng of the i nst ant m oti on s und er consi derat i on . W i t h n o ti m el yrequest foran ext ens i on of t i m e t o fi l e a c om pl ai ntobj ect i ng t o di s char ge under R u le 4 0 0 4 (b ), th e C o u rt h a s n e ith e r d isc re tio n n o r a u th o rityu n d e r R u le 9 0 0 6 (b )(3 ) to e n lar g e th e tim e to f ile th a t co m p lain t. A pp. at15a. W e agr ee w i t h t hi s r eas oni ng, and w e w i l l aff i r m t he D i s t r i ctC our t ’ s or derof O ct ober24, 2006.