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Alkek & Wiliams Oil Ltd. v. Newhouse

Ruling
Bankruptcy court did not err in denying extension of time to file notice of appeal in absence of excusable neglect.
Procedural posture

The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment to plaintiffs, the debtor corporation's trustee and majority shareholders, and denied summary judgment to defendant minority shareholders, and later denied the minority shareholder's motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8002(c)(2), finding no "excusable neglect." The minority shareholders appealed.

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opinion summary, case decided on August 07, 2006 , LexisNexis #0906-105