In Re: EPD Investment Company, LLC and Jerrold S. Pressman

Filing 10

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO DISMISS INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 8023 #9 by Judge Fernando M. Olguin. The appeal is dismissed without prejudice. The Trustee, Poshow, as trustee of the BC Trust, and Kirkland shall bear their respective attorneys' fees and costs regarding this appeal. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (iv)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 POSHOW ANN KIRKLAND,
12 TRUSTEE OF THE BRIGHT

CONSCIENCE TRUST DATED

13 SEPTEMBER 9, 2009, AND JOHN
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Appellants,

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17 ROBERT A. HESSLING, APC,
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Appellee.

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District Court Case No.
2:20-cv-07786-FMO
Related Bankruptcy Case
Lead No. 2:10-bk-62208-ER
[Chapter 7]
ORDER APPROVING
STIPULATION TO DISMISS
INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE
OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE
8023

The Court has considered the Stipulation to Dismiss Interlocutory Appeal

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22 without Prejudice Pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8023
23 (“Stipulation”) between appellee Robert A. Hessling, APC, on the one hand, and
24 appellants, Poshow Ann Kirkland (“Poshow”), solely in her capacity as the trustee of
25 the Bright Conscience Trust dated September 9, 2009 (“BC Trust”), and John
26 Kirkland (“Kirkland”), on the other hand. It appearing that good cause exists:
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2595125.1 (18737.001)

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IT IS ORDERED that:

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The Stipulation is approved.

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The appeal is dismissed without prejudice.

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Poshow, as the trustee of the BC Trust, and Kirkland shall have the right

5 to seek a review of any final order that may be entered by the Bankruptcy Court with
6 respect to the payment of the fees of the professionals employed by Jason M. Rund,
7 the Chapter 7 Trustee (“Trustee”) of the consolidated estate of EPD Investment
8 Company, LLC and Jerrold S. Pressman, including those issues that were or could
9 have been raised in an appeal from the fee order.
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The Trustee, Poshow, as trustee of the BC Trust, and Kirkland shall bear

11 their respective attorneys’ fees and costs regarding this appeal.
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U.S. District Judge

DATED: September 11, 2020

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2595125.1 (18737.001)

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