Case Name: In the Matter of: Reed E. SLATKIN, Substantively Consolidated Affiliates Topsight Oregon, Inc. and Reed Slatkin Investment Club, L.P. (Reorganized Debtors), Debtor. Donald L. Simons, and Karen A. Simons, a.k.a Karen Ritz, Appellants, v. R. Todd Neilson, Trustees of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Estate of Reed E. Slatkin, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-06-21
Citations: 385 F. App'x 634
Docket Number: No. 09-55759
Parties: In the Matter of: Reed E. SLATKIN, Substantively Consolidated Affiliates Topsight Oregon, Inc. and Reed Slatkin Investment Club, L.P. (Reorganized Debtors), Debtor. Donald L. Simons, and Karen A. Simons, a.k.a Karen Ritz, Appellants, v. R. Todd Neilson, Trustees of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Estate of Reed E. Slatkin, Appellee.
Judges: Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Bankruptcy Reporter
Volume: 439
Pages: 634–635

Head Matter:
In the Matter of: Reed E. SLATKIN, Substantively Consolidated Affiliates Topsight Oregon, Inc. and Reed Slatkin Investment Club, L.P. (Reorganized Debtors), Debtor. Donald L. Simons, and Karen A. Simons, a.k.a Karen Ritz, Appellants, v. R. Todd Neilson, Trustees of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Estate of Reed E. Slatkin, Appellee.
No. 09-55759.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 25, 2010.
Filed June 21, 2010.
Christopher Blank, Law Office of Christopher L. Blank, Newport Beach, CA, for Appellants.
John Reitman, Esquire, Andrew S. Rotter, Peter J. Mastan, Esquire, Gumport, Reitman & Montgomery, Los Angeles, CA, for Appellee.
Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, 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
Donald L. and Karen A. Simons appeal from the district court's order dismissing their appeal from the bankruptcy court's summary judgment against them in an adversary proceeding. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review for an abuse of discretion the dismissal of an appeal for failure to prosecute, Nat'l Bank of Long Beach v. Donovan (In re Donovan), 871 F.2d 807, 808 (9th Cir. 1989), and we reverse and remand.
The district court dismissed sua sponte after the Simonses failed to timely file documents in support of their appeal. However, the Simonses had requested a short extension to file their opening brief, the court failed to warn of dismissal or to consider less drastic sanctions, and there was no showing of prejudice to the appel-lee. Thus, we reverse and remand. See id. at 808-09 (concluding that dismissal of appeal was an abuse of discretion where Bankruptcy Appellate Panel failed to consider alternative sanctions); Moneymaker v. CoBen (In re Eisen), 31 F.3d 1447, 1451 (9th Cir.1994) (explaining five factors courts must consider before dismissal, including prejudice to opposing party and alternative sanctions, and noting that in sua sponte dismissals "there is a closer focus on the failure to consider less drastic alternatives and the lack of warning of imminent dismissal" (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.