In re: ANDREW J. REDER v. Paul Fisher

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
In re: ANDREW J. REDER,
Debtor,
____________________________________
ANDREW REDER
Appellant,
v.
PAUL FISHER,
Appellee.
No. 16-60028
BAP No. CC-15-1321-FTaKu
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy
Appellate Panel
Faris, Taylor, and Kurtz, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding
Submitted February 12, 2018**
Pasadena, California
Before: McKEOWN and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges, and QUIST,*** District
Judge.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
*** The Honorable Gordon J. Quist, United States District Judge for the
Western District of Michigan, sitting by designation.
FILED
FEB 15 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Debtor Andrew Reder appeals from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s
(“BAP”) judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s order determining that Reder’s
$110,000 debt to Appellee Paul Fisher is nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §
523(a)(2)(A). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review de
novo decisions of the BAP. See Scovis v. Henrichsen (In re Scovis), 249 F.3d 975,
980 (9th Cir. 2001). “Because this court is in as good a position as the BAP to
review the decision of the bankruptcy court, we review the bankruptcy court’s
decision independently.” Gayden v. Nourbakhsh (In re Nourbakhsh), 67 F.3d 798,
800 (9th Cir. 1995) (per curiam).
After a review of the record and briefing, we affirm for the reasons stated in
the BAP’s well-reasoned and thorough memorandum decision entered on March 8,
2016.
AFFIRMED.

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