Aubrey et al v. Aubrey et al, No. 2:2010cv01971 - Document 17 (D. Nev. 2011)
Court Description: OPINION. The Summary Judgment Orders entered in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (Docket #44 in Whinery v. Todd, Adversary Proceeding No. 09-01170-LBR) and (Docket #46 in Whinery v. Aubrey, Adversary Proceeding No. 09-01 169-LBR) are AFFIRMED. Appellants Motion for a Stay of the Bankruptcy Courts Summary Judgment Orders Pending Appeal in the District of Arizona 6 is DENIED. Signed by Judge Philip M. Pro on 3/14/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)
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Aubrey et al v. Aubrey et al Doc. 17 1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA -oOo- 3 4 In re: LODGEBUILDER, INC., 19 ) ) 2:10-CV-01971-PMP-PAL Debtor, ) ____________________________________) ) In re: ) WILLIAM AUBREY, ) ) Debtor. ) OPINION ____________________________________) In re: ) BRENDA TODD, ) ) Debtor. ) ____________________________________) LODGEBUILDER INC., Debtor, ) WILLIAM AUBREY, BRENDA TODD, ) Joint Debtors, ) ) Appellants, ) v. ) ) BRENDA MOODY WHINERY, Creditor ) Trustee for Fort Defiance Housing ) Corporation, Inc. ) ) Appellee. ) ____________________________________) Pursuant to Rule 8005 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Appellants 20 William Aubrey and Brenda Todd appeal the Order on Summary Judgment entered in the 21 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada on October 22, 2010. Appellants 22 move for a stay of the Bankruptcy Court s Order on Summary Judgment pending 23 Appellants appeal in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona of 24 Judgment entered in that District. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 25 The Summary Judgment Orders (Docket #44 in Whinery v. Todd, Adversary 26 Proceeding No. 09-01170-LBR) and (Docket #46 in Whinery v. Aubrey, Adversary Dockets.Justia.com 1 Proceeding No. 09-01169-LBR), were entered based on the collateral estoppel effect of a 2 judgment entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, which 3 ruled that Appellants engaged in intentional actions to misappropriate funds from a non- 4 profit Indian housing corporation, knowing that their actions would cause substantial harm 5 and severe damage to the Fort Defiance Housing Corporation. 6 7 Appellants appeal is fully briefed and this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง158(a)(1). 8 As noted in Appellee s Brief (Doc. #7), Appellants Joint Brief (Document #6) fails 9 to address the merits of the Summary Judgment Orders entered below, and instead asks this 10 Court to stay enforcement of the Orders pending resolution of an appeal in the District of 11 Arizona. The Court finds Appellants have failed to demonstrate why the Summary 12 Judgment Orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court in the District of Nevada are erroneous 13 or should be disturbed. The Court further finds Appellants have failed to show good cause 14 to warrant a stay of enforcement of the Summary Judgment Orders pending resolution of 15 the appeal in the District of Arizona. 16 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Summary Judgment Orders entered in 17 the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (Docket #44 in Whinery v. 18 Todd, Adversary Proceeding No. 09-01170-LBR) and (Docket #46 in Whinery v. Aubrey, 19 Adversary Proceeding No. 09-01169-LBR) are AFFIRMED. 20 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Appellants Motion for a Stay of the 21 Bankruptcy Court s Summary Judgment Orders Pending Appeal in the District of Arizona 22 (Document #6) is DENIED. 23 DATED: March 14, 2011. 24 25 26 PHILIP M. PRO United States District Judge 2
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