In Re: Salvatore James Marino; Dolores Carmen Marino, Debtors.carolyn A. Dye, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellant, v. Kenneth J. Rivera, Individually and As Trustee of Thekenneth J. Rivera Trust, Defendant-appellee, 117 F.3d 1425 (9th Cir. 1997)

Before: BROWNING, FLETCHER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges

MEMORANDUM^* 

Carolyn Dye, Chapter 7 trustee, appeals from a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel("BAP") denying her request to avoid as preferential transfers deeds of trust to two parcels of property, one located in Riverside County (the "Riverside" property) and the other in Orange County (the "Orange County" property), given to Kenneth J. Rivera by the debtor James Marino.

Decisions of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel are reviewed de novo. In re Alsberg, 68 F.3d 312, 314 (9th Cir. 1995). We review the bankruptcy court's conclusions of law de novo and the court's findings of fact for clear error. Id. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d) and we affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel in its opinion.

AFFIRMED.