# C o u rt o f

A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

G eo rg ia

ATLANTA,_

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A1 6 A0 22 1 . W . HENRY SCHW AB v . J ENNI FER A. KI R SCH et a l

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Ap p el l an t W

. Hen ry Sch wab fi l ed h i s no t ice o f ap p eal i n t h e ab o v e cas e o n J u l y

2 0

, 2 0 15

, an d h i s ap p eal was d o ck et ed i n t h i s Co u rt on Sep t em b er 2 8

, 2 0 1 5. Du ri n g

t h e p en d en cy o f t hi s ap peal

, t h i s Co u rt was m ad e aware, t h ro u g h t h e bri ef fi l ed in

an o th er p en d i n g ap p eal i n v o l v i n g Sch wab

, t hat Sch wab h ad fi l ed a b an k ru p t cy act i o n

i n t h e Un i t ed St at es Ban k ru p t cy Co u rt fo r th e N o rt h ern Di s t ri ct o f Geo rg i a o n Au g u s t

2 7

, 2 0 1 5

. Sch w ab d i d no t p ro v i d e t h i s Co u rt wi t h an y s ep arat e n o t i ce o f h i s

b an kru p t cy fi l i n g a n d fai l ed t o fi l e h i s b ri ef o n ap p eal i n th e p res en t ap p eal

.

Acco rd in g ly

, o n Decem

b er 3

, 2 0 1 5

, t h i s Co u rt is su ed an o rd er d i rect i n g Sch wab to

p ro v id e p ro o f t h at h i s ban k ru p t cy p et i t i o n rem ai n ed p en d i n g

. Sch wab res p o n d ed to

t h i s o rd er o n D ecem

b er 8

, 2 0 15

, an d at t h at t i m e in fo rm ed t h i s Co u rt t h at h e i n t en d ed

t o s eek p erm i s s i o n t o p ro ceed wi t h h i s ap p eal in th i s Co u rt at th e n ex t s ch ed u l ed

b an kru p t cy

h eari n g , wh i ch was s u p p os ed l y s et fo r Decem

b er 1 6

, 2 0 1 5

.

Th i s Co u r t

, h o wev er, recei v ed n o fu rt h er co m m u n i cat i o n fro m Sch wab

co n cern in g t h e s t at u s o f h i s b an k r u p t cy cas e, an d on J an u ary 6

, 2 0 1 6, we i s s u ed a

s eco n d o rd e r d i rect i n g Sch wab t o p ro v i d e t hi s Co u rt i n fo rm at i o n co ncern i n g t h e

cu rren t s tat u s o f h i s b an k ru p t cy cas e. Sch wab res p o n d ed t o t h is o rd er on Jan u ary 1 2,

2 0 1 6

, an d s i m i lar t o h i s p rev i o u s res p on s e, rep res en t ed t o t h i s Co u rt th at h e wo u l d b e

s e e k i ng p erm i s s i o n t o pro ceed wi t h t h is ap p eal at t he n ex t s ch ed u l ed b an k ru p t cy

h eari n g

, wh i ch was ap p a r e n t l y s et fo r J an u ary 2 0

, 2 0 1 6

. O n ce ag ai n, h o wev er,

Sch w ab fai l ed t o p ro v i d e t h i s Co urt wi t h a n y fu rt her i nfo rm at i o n co n cern i n g t h e

s t at u s o f h i s b an k ru p t cy cas e. Th i s Co u rt

, t h erefo re, co n d uct ed an i n d ep en d en t

r e v i e w o f th e rel ev an t b an k ru p t cy d o ck et an d Sch wab ’ s fi l i n g s i n th at cas e, wh i c h March 25, 2016d i s cl os e t h at as o f t h e d at e o f t h i s o rd er, Sch w ab ’ s b an k ru p t cy cas e rem ai n s p en d i n g

an d t h at Sch w ab h as fai l ed t o ob t ai n an o rd er fro m t h e b an k ru p t cy co u rt en ab l i n g h i m

t o p ro ceed wi t h t h i s ap p eal

.

Acco rd i ng l y

, an y fu r t h e r p ro ceed i n gs i n t h e ab o v e ap p eal rem ai n s t ay ed by

o p erat i o n o f l aw an d t h i s cas e i s REM ANDED t o th e t ri al co u rt un t i l s u ch t i m e as

rel i ef fro m t h e s tay i s en t ered o r Sch wab ’ s ban k ru pt cy cas e i s d i s m i s s ed

. At t h at t i m e

Sch w ab m ay rei ns t at e t h e p res en t ap p eal

, p ro vi d ed t h at he fi l e an ap p ro p ri at e n o t i ce

o f ap p eal

, l i m i t ed t o t he s u b ject m at t er o f t h e pres en t ap p eal

, wi t h i n t h irt y d ay s o f t h e

l i ft i n g o f t h e s tay

o r d i s m is s al o f h i s b an k ru p t cy cas e.

C o u r t o f A p p e a l s o f t h e S t a t e o

f G e o r g ia

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t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

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f s a i d c o u r t

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, C l e r k

. 03/25/2016