What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify the type of district court decision or judgment appealed from (i.e., the nature of the decision below in the district court).

Opinion:
In the Matter of Theodore A. WATKINS, Bankrupt-Appellant, v. William B. GROVER, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Appellee.
No. 71-1087.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Dec. 20, 1971.
Theodore A. Watkins, in pro. per.
Philip M. Arnot, Eureka, Cal., for appellee.
Before CHAMBERS, KOELSCH and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
On December 2, 1970, Watkins filed a notice of appeal from orders of the district court, entered respectively on October 30 and November 24, and which affirmed decisions of the referee in bankruptcy with reference to unrelated matters arising in Watkins’ bankruptcy proceedings.
To the extent the appeal involves the order of October 30, it was untimely and hence must be dismissed. Rule 4(a) F.R.App.P.
By the order of November 24, the district court affirmed the referee’s denial of a discharge in bankruptcy to Watkins and additionally affirmed his determination and judgment that Watkins and several other persons were jointly liable to the trustee for rent accruing on their use of real property belonging to the bankruptcy estate.
We agree with the district judge that, on the record made, the referee was acting well within his discretion in refusing to grant Watkins a discharge; that the evidence was sufficient to support the award of money damages, and that those orders should be affirmed.
It is so ordered.

Question: What is the type of district court decision or judgment appealed from (i.e., the nature of the decision below in the district court)?

Choices:
Trial (either jury or bench trial)
Injunction or denial of injunction or stay of injunction
Summary judgment or denial of summary judgment
Guilty plea or denial of motion to withdraw plea
Dismissal (include dismissal of petition for habeas corpus)
Appeals of post judgment orders (e.g., attorneys' fees, costs, damages, JNOV - judgment nothwithstanding the verdict)
Appeal of post settlement orders
Not a final judgment: interlocutory appeal
Not a final judgment: mandamus
Other (e.g., pre-trial orders, rulings on motions, directed verdicts) or could not determine nature of final judgment
Does not fit any of the above categories, but opinion mentions a "trial judge"
Not applicable (e.g., decision below was by a federal administrative agency, tax court)

Answer: 9