Case Name: IN RE: Stephen LAW, Debtor. Stephen Law, Appellant, v. Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-26
Citations: 708 F. App'x 388
Docket Number: No. 16-60041
Parties: IN RE: Stephen LAW, Debtor. Stephen Law, Appellant, v. Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP, Appellee.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 708
Pages: 388–389

Head Matter:
IN RE: Stephen LAW, Debtor. Stephen Law, Appellant, v. Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP, Appellee.
No. 16-60041
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 18, 2017
Filed December 26, 2017
Stephen Law, Pro Se
Jessica L. Bagdanov, Steven Todd Gub-ner, I, Esquire, Attorney, Brutzkus Gub-ner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP, Woodland Hills, CA, for Appellee
Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2),

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Chapter 7 debtor Stephen Law appeals pro se from an order of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") dismissing his appeal as moot. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We affirm.
In his opening brief, Law fails to address the basis for the BAP's order dismissing his appeal. As a result, he has waived any challenges to the order. See Smith v. Marsh, 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 (9th Cir. 1999) ("[0]n appeal, arguments not raised by a party in its opening brief are deemed waived."); Greenwood v. FAA, 28 F.3d 971, 977 (9th Cir. 1994) ("We will not manufacture arguments for an appellant, and a bare assertion does not preserve a claim.... ").
The BAP properly dismissed Law's appeal of the bankruptcy court's order imposing conditions on the release of funds because the appeal was rendered moot by Law's later receipt of the funds at issue. See Vegas Diamond Props., LLC v. FDIC, 669 F.3d 933, 936 (9th Cir. 2012) ("An appeal is moot if no present controversy exists as to which an appellate court can grant effective relief.").
The BAP properly declined to address issues not addressed in the bankruptcy court's order that is the subject of this appeal. We also decline the parties' requests to address issues beyond the scope of this appeal.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.