In Re Ventura Port District, Debtor,ventura Group Ventures, Inc., Plaintiff-appellant, v. Ventura Port District, Defendant-appellee, 53 F.3d 341 (9th Cir. 1995)

MEMORANDUM^** 

Ventura Group Ventures ("VGV") appeals the district court's dismissal of its appeal from a bankruptcy court decision denying VGV's motion to dismiss the Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition of debtor Ventura Port District. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

This court has jurisdiction over final orders of the district court reviewing bankruptcy court decisions. 28 U.S.C. § 158(d); United States v. Technical Knockout Graphics, Inc. (In re Technical Knockout Graphics, Inc.), 833 F.2d 797, 800 (9th Cir. 1987). However, this court does not have discretion to hear interlocutory appeals under section 158(d). Security Pac. Bank v. Washington v. Steinberg (In re Westwood Shake & Shingle, Inc.), 971 F.2d 387, 389 (9th Cir. 1992). In this case we must first look to the nature of the underlying bankruptcy court order. Id. If the underlying bankruptcy court decision is interlocutory, the district court order affirming or reversing it is also interlocutory. Id.; Allen v. Old National Bank of Washington (In re Allen), 896 F.2d 416, 418 (9th Cir. 1990). Here, the bankruptcy court's decision denying VGV's motion to dismiss is interlocutory. See Dunkley v. Rega Properties, Ltd. (In re Rega Properties, Ltd.), 894 F.2d 1136, 1138-39 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 898 (1990); Farber v. 405 N. Bedford Dr. Corp. (In re 405 N. Bedford Dr. Corp.), 778 F.2d 1374, 1379 (9th Cir. 1985).

Therefore, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. See In re Westwood Shake & Shingle, Inc., 971 F.2d at 389.

DISMISSED.