Case Name: IN RE: Peter F. BRONSON; Sherri L. Bronson, husband and wife, Debtors, Peter F. Bronson; Sherri L. Bronson, Debtors-Appellants, v. Dale D. Ulrich, Chapter 7 Trustee, Trustee-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-07-18
Citations: 693 F. App'x 719
Docket Number: No. 14-16420
Parties: IN RE: Peter F. BRONSON; Sherri L. Bronson, husband and wife, Debtors, Peter F. Bronson; Sherri L. Bronson, Debtors-Appellants, v. Dale D. Ulrich, Chapter 7 Trustee, Trustee-Appellee.
Judges: Before: CANBY, KOZINSKI, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Bankruptcy Reporter
Volume: 574
Pages: 719–720

Head Matter:
IN RE: Peter F. BRONSON; Sherri L. Bronson, husband and wife, Debtors, Peter F. Bronson; Sherri L. Bronson, Debtors-Appellants, v. Dale D. Ulrich, Chapter 7 Trustee, Trustee-Appellee.
No. 14-16420
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 11, 2017
Filed July 18, 2017
Peter F. Bronson, Pro Se
Sherri L. Bronson, Pro Se
Terry A. Dake, Terry A. Dake, Ltd, Phoenix, AZ, for Trustee-Appellee
Before: CANBY, KOZINSKI, and HAWKINS, 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
Peter F. Bronson and Sherri L. Bronson appeal pro se from the district court's order dismissing as moot their appeal from the bankruptcy court's order approving the final distribution of the bankruptcy estate. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review de novo a district court's determination that a bankruptcy appeal is moot. Nat'l Mass Media Telecomm. Sys., Inc. v. Stanley (In re Nat'l Mass Media Telecomm. Sys., Inc.), 152 F.3d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir. 1998). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed the Bronsons' appeal as moot because the Bronsons failed to request a stay of the bankruptcy court's order and the bankruptcy estate has been fully administered. See Trone v. Roberts Farms, Inc. (In re Roberts Farms, Inc.), 652 F.2d 793, 798 (9th Cir. 1981) ("Appellants have failed and neglected diligently to pursue their available remedies to obtain a stay of the objectionable orders of the Bankruptcy Court and have permitted such a comprehensive change of circumstances to occur as to render it inequitable for this court to consider the merits of the appeal").
Because the Bronsons' appeal is moot, we do not consider their contentions addressing the underlying merits of the appeal.
We reject as meritless the Bronsons' contentions of judicial bias.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.