Lenk v. Kunz

Filing 920070606

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________________ No. 06-51130 Summary Calendar _______________________ IN THE MATTER OF: ROBERT A. KUNZ, Debtor. CHRISTA C. LENK, Appellant, versus ROBERT A. KUNZ, Appellee. June 6, 2007 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio No. 5:05-CV-511 Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Christa C. Lenk, Administratrix of the Estate of Ervin W. Dryer, appeals the district court's dismissal of her latest appeal as moot. Lenk appealed the bankruptcy court's second sanctions

order for filing a motion to disqualify the debtor's attorney. The district court correctly concluded that Lenk's latest appeal, which

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

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raised issues that were decided in a prior appeal to the district court, followed by dismissal of her appeal to this court, was barred by the law of the case doctrine. See Alpha/Omega Ins.

Servs., Inc. v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 272 F.3d 276, 279 (5th Cir. 2001). AFFIRMED.

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