Case Name: IN RE: Loren MILLER; Sarah Miller, Debtors, Loren Miller, Appellant, v. Jeremy W. Faith, Trustee, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-08-21
Citations: 696 F. App'x 297
Docket Number: No. 16-55032
Parties: IN RE: Loren MILLER; Sarah Miller, Debtors, Loren Miller, Appellant, v. Jeremy W. Faith, Trustee, Appellee.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, TASHIMA, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Bankruptcy Reporter
Volume: 575
Pages: 297–297

Head Matter:
IN RE: Loren MILLER; Sarah Miller, Debtors, Loren Miller, Appellant, v. Jeremy W. Faith, Trustee, Appellee.
No. 16-55032
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted August 9, 2017
Filed August 21, 2017
Loren Miller, Pro Se
Noreen A. Madoyan, Craig G. Margu-lies,- Attorney, Meghann Ahern Triplett, Margulies Faith, LLP, Encino, CA, for Appellee
Before: SCHROEDER, TASHIMA, and M. SMITH, 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 Loren Miller appeals pro se from the district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's orders denying his motions to convert his petition and to transfer venue. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review the bankruptcy court's decision independently, without giving deference to the district court. Rosson v. Fitzgerald (In re Rosson), 545 F.3d 764, 770 (9th Cir. 2008). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Miller's motion to convert his Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings to Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings because the record supports the bankruptcy court's finding that Miller had acted in bad faith. See 11 U.S.C. § 105(a) (granting courts power to take any action or make any determination necessary to prevent an abuse of process); Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Mass., 549 U.S. 365, 373-76, 127 S.Ct. 1105, 166 L.Ed.2d 956 (2007) (the right to convert bankruptcy proceedings is impliedly limited by the bankruptcy court's power to take any action necessary to prevent bad-faith conduct or abuse of the bankruptcy process); see also In re Rosson, 545 F.3d at 771 (9th Cir. 2008) (reviewing for an abuse of discretion a bankruptcy court's decision to convert a bankruptcy case, and for clear error its factual findings).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Miller's motion to transfer his bankruptcy proceedings because Miller has not demonstrated that such relief is in the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1014 (bankruptcy court may transfer the case to any other district if the court determines that the transfer is in. the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties); see also Decker Coal Co. v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 805 F.2d 834, 842 (9th Cir. 1986) (standard of review).
Miller's motions to file a late reply brief (Docket Entry Nos. 18, 19) are denied as moot.
Miller's request to take judicial notice of the underlying proceedings, set forth in his opening brief, is denied as unnecessary.
AFFIRMED.
xhiS disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.