Stokes v. Drummond

Filing 8

ORDER granting 4 Motion to Transfer to Ninth Circuit BAP. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 3/20/2017. (Copy to Stokes.) (NOS)

FILED
MAR 2 0 2017
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION

CV 17-18-M-DWM
INRE:
JOHN PATRICK STOKES,
ORDER
Debtor.

Before the Court is Appellant John Patrick Stokes' Motion to Transfer his
appeal from decisions of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Montana from this Court to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit.
(Doc. 4.) Stokes asserts that his appeal was mistakenly filed with this Court, and
the motion to transfer jurisdiction has not been opposed. See L.R. 7 .1 (d)( 1)(B )(ii).
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the motion, (Doc. 4), is GRANTED.
Jurisdiction is TRANSFERRED to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth
Circuit. 28 U.S.C. § l 58(b )(1 ). The Clerk of Court is directed to ensure the
record in this matter is transferred as necessary.
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DATED this

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day of March, 2017.

olloy, District Judge
District Court

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