(a) Content of Motion; Answer. A motion for leave to appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) shall contain: (1) a statement of the facts necessary to an understanding of the questions to be presented by the appeal; (2) a statement of those questions and of the relief sought; (3) a statement of the reasons why an appeal should be granted; and (4) a copy of the judgment, order, or decree complained of and of any opinion or memorandum relating thereto. Within 14 days after service of the motion, an adverse party may file with the clerk an answer in opposition.
(b) Transmittal; Determination of Motion. The clerk shall transmit the notice of appeal, the motion for leave to appeal and any answer thereto to the clerk of the district court or the clerk of the bankruptcy appellate panel as soon as all parties have filed answers or the time for filing an answer has expired. The motion and answer shall be submitted without oral argument unless otherwise ordered.
(c) Appeal Improperly Taken Regarded as a Motion for Leave to Appeal. If a required motion for leave to appeal is not filed, but a notice of appeal is timely filed, the district court or bankruptcy appellate panel may grant leave to appeal or direct that a motion for leave to appeal be filed. The district court or the bankruptcy appellate panel may also deny leave to appeal but in so doing shall consider the notice of appeal as a motion for leave to appeal. Unless an order directing that a motion for leave to appeal be filed provides otherwise, the motion shall be filed within 14 days of entry of the order.
(d) Requirement of Leave to Appeal. If leave to appeal is required by 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) and has not earlier been granted, the authorization of a direct appeal by a court of appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(2) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for leave to appeal.
(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Mar. 26, 2009, eff. Dec. 1, 2009.)
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(a) Content of Motion; Answer. A motion for leave toFiling a Notice of Appeal.
(1) Time to File. An appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) shall contain:(1) or (12) a statefrom a bankruptcy court’s judgment, of the facts necessary to an understanding of the questions to be presented brder, or decree to a district court or a BAP may be taken only by filing a notice of appeal with the bankruptcy clerk within the time allowed by Rule 8002.
(2) Failure to Take Any Othe appeal; (2) a statement of those questions and of the relief sought; (3) a statement of the reasons why an appeal should be granted; and (4) a copy of the judgment,r Step. An appellant’s failure to take any step other than timely filing a notice of appeal does not affect the appeal’s validity, but is ground only for the district court or BAP to act as it considers appropriate, including dismissing the appeal.
(3) Content of the Notice of Appeal. A notice of appeal must:
(A) conform substantially to Form 417A;
(B) be accompanied by the judgment-or the appealable order, or decree complained of and of any opinion or memorandum relating thereto. Within 14 days after service of the motion, an adverse party may file with the clerk an answer in opposition-from which the appeal is taken; and
(C) be accompanied by the prescribed filing fee.
(4) Merger. The notice of appeal encompasses all orders that, for purposes of appeal, merge into the identified judgment or appealable order or decree. It is not necessary to identify those orders in the notice of appeal.
(5) Final Judgment. The notice of appeal encompasses the final judgment, whether or not that judgment is set out in a separate document under Rule 7058, if the notice identifies:
(A) an order that adjudicates all remaining claims and the rights and liabilities of all remaining parties; or
(B) an order described in Rule 8002(b)(1).
(b6) Transmittal; Determination of Motion. The clerk shall transmit the notice of appeal, the motion for leave to appeal and any answer thereto to the clerk of the district court or the clerk of the bankruptcy appellate panel as soon as all parties have filed answers or the time for filing an answer has expired. TLimited Appeal. An appellant may identify only part of a judgment or appealable order or decree by expressly stating that the notice of appeal is so limited. Without such an express statement, specific identifications do not limit the scope of the notice of appeal.
(7) Impermissible Ground for Dismissal. An appeal must not be dismissed for failure to properly identify the judgment or appealable order or decree if the notice of appeal was filed after entry of the judgment or appealable order or decree and identifies an order that merged into that judgment or appealable order or decree.
(8) Clerk’s Request for Additional Copies of the mNotion and answer shall be submitted without oral argument unless otherwise orderedce of Appeal. On the bankruptcy clerk’s request, the appellant must provide enough copies of the notice of appeal to enable the clerk to comply with (c).
(b) Joint or Consolidated Appeals.
(c1) Appeal Improperly Taken Regarded as a Motion for Leave to Appeal. If a required motion for leave to appeal is not filed, but aJoint Notice of Appeal. When two or more parties are entitled to appeal from a bankruptcy court’s judgment, order, or decree and their interests make joinder practicable, they may file a joint notice of appeal. They may then proceed on appeal as a single appellant.
(2) Consolidating Appeals. When parties have separately filed timely notices of appeal is timely filed, the district court or bankruptcy appellate panel may grant leave to appeal or direct that a motionBAP may join or consolidate the appeals.
(c) Serving the Notice of Appeal.
(1) Serving Parties; Sending to the United States Trustee. The bankruptcy clerk must serve the notice of appeal by sending a copy to 1counsel of record for leave to appeal be filed. The district court or the bankruptcy appellate panel may also deny leave to appeal but in so doing shall considerch party to the appeal-excluding the appellant’s counsel-and send it to the United States trustee. If a party is proceeding pro se, the clerk must send the notice to the party’s last known address. The clerk must note, on each copy, the date when the notice of appeal was a motion for leave to appeal. Unless an order directing that a motion for leave to appeal be filed provides otherwise, the motion shall be filed within 14 days of entry of the orderfiled.
(2) Failure to Serve the Notice of Appeal. The bankruptcy clerk’s failure to serve notice on a party or send notice to the United States trustee does not affect the appeal’s validity.
(3) Entry of Service on the Docket. The clerk must note on the docket the names of the parties served and the date and method of service.
(d) Sending the Notice of Appeal to the District Court or BAP; Docketing the Appeal.
(d1) Requirement of Leave to Appeal. If leave to appeal is required by 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) and has not earlier been granted, the authorization of a direct appeal by a court of appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(2) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for leave to appeal.
(AWhere to Send the Notice of Appeal. If a BAP has been established to hear appeals from that district-and an appellant has not elected to have the appeal heard in the district court- the bankruptcy clerk must promptly send the notice of appeal to the BAP clerk. Otherwise, the bankruptcy clerk must promptly send it to the district clerk.
(2) Docketing the Appeal. Upon receiving the notice of appeal, the district or BAP clerk must:
(A) docket the appeal under the title of the bankruptcy case and the title of any adversary proceeding; and
(B) identify the appellant, adding the appellant’s namen if necessary. (Added MaApr. 30, 198725, 2014, eff. AugDec. 1, 1987;2014; amended Apr. 234, 200823, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Ma23; Apr. 26, 200924, eff. Dec. 1, 200924.)