Opinion ID: 740578
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Heading: standard of review

Text: 9 This court reviews the district court's decision on an appeal from a bankruptcy court de novo. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Daily (In re Daily), 47 F.3d 365, 367 (9th Cir.1995); Siragusa v. Siragusa (In re Siragusa), 27 F.3d 406, 407 (9th Cir.1994) (per curiam). The court independently reviews the bankruptcy court's decision and need not give deference to the district court's determinations. Robertson v. Peters (In re Weisman), 5 F.3d 417, 419 (9th Cir.1993). We review the bankruptcy court's interpretation of applicable law de novo, and the findings of fact for clear error. 550 West Ina Road Trust v. Tucker (In re Tucker), 989 F.2d 328, 330 (9th Cir.1993). III