KALPAK v. CITIBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION et al

Filing 3

ORDER dismissing appeal. Ordered by Judge Clay D. Land on 07/10/2012. (aaf) ***

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION
ARA F. KALPAK,

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Appellant,

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vs.

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CITIBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

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CASE NO. 3:12-MC-4
APPELLEE.

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O R D E R

In

the

underlying

bankruptcy

proceeding,

the

Bankruptcy

Judge granted Appellee Citibank National Association relief from
stay on April 27, 2012.
Stay,

Order Granting Mot. for Relief from

Citibank, N.A. v. Kalpak (In re Kalpak), No. 12-30456

(JPS) (Bankr. M.D. Ga. Apr. 27, 2012), Bankr. ECF No. 25.

That

Order was docketed on April 30, 2012, id., and on May 14, 2012,
pro se Appellant Ara Kalpak filed a timely Notice of Appeal (ECF
No. 1).

Appellant, however, failed to pay the requisite filing

fee when filing the Notice of Appeal.
8001(a)

(a

Notice

prescribed fee”).

of

Appeal

shall

See Fed. R. Bankr. P.
be

“accompanied

by

the

Further, Appellant failed to file the record

on appeal, issues to be presented,

and designation of items

within fourteen days of filing the Notice of Appeal as required
by Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8006.

On June 19, 2012,

the Court ordered “Appellant to show cause within fourteen days

. . . as to why this appeal should not be dismissed for failure
to follow the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure regarding
timely payment of a filing fee and timely filing of the required
documentation.”

June 19, 2012 Order 2, ECF No. 2.

As of the date of this Order, Appellant has not responded
to the Court’s show cause Order and has not complied with the
requirements
dismisses

for

this

pursuing

appeal

for

an

appeal.

failure

to

Therefore,
prosecute,

the

Court

failure

to

follow the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and failure to
obey the Court’s Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 10th day of July, 2012.
S/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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