IN RE BONHAM

Nos. 98-36081, 98-36083, 98-36086, 98-36089, 98-36091, 98-36093, 98-36108, 98-36109, 98-36205 and 99-35046.

229 F.3d 750 (2000)

In re Raejean BONHAM, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corporation, a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Thomas Alexander; Gay Alexander; Alexander Rentals; Debbie Bailey; Wayne Bailey; Sondra Baker; Harry Baker; Lisa Baker; Lloyd Beadle; James Bennett; Maria Bennett; Thomas Boyd; Sheila Boyd; Leslie Boyd; Jeremy Boyd; Jill Cameron; Raymond Cameron; Joseph Campbell; Dennis Cary; Marvel Cary; Gene McClanahan; Farrell Christensen; Brent Cook; Jolanda Cook; Heather Cook; Melanie Cook; Jim Davis; Roxie Davis; Roger Delaney; Dorothy Delaney; Mary Beth Diethelm; Nathan Diethelm; Robert Dunn; Nancy Dutton; Linette Finstad; Richard Kedrowski; Mary Flickinger; Allen Fuss; Rayette Fuss; Ignatius Fuss; Julia Fuss; Tom Fuss; Barbara Fuss; Velesta Fusco; Pauline Fusco; Teo Fusco; Jacqueline Goldrick; Victor Gunn; Mary Gunn; Cynthia Hachez; Mike Hachez; Gary Halmstad; Rayna Hamm; John R. Hiltenbrand, Jr.; George R. Horner; Joann Horner; George L. Horner; Judith Horner; Horner Trust; Russ Johnson; Becky Johnson; Robert Karlen; Karen Karlen; Paul Keller; Carla Keller; Lee Kenaston, Gerald Kenaston; Janene Kenaston; Karen Kenaston; Don Kratzer, Janice Larson, Greta Lindley; Kenneth Lindley, Lynn Marvin; Ed Maynard; Maureen Maynard; Heidi Morton; Larry Nauta; Sherry Nauta; Leonard Nelson; Jeanette Nelson; Elmer Ostbloom; Margaret Ostbloom; William Pascoe; Ruth (Sherwood) Pugh; Dee Richie; Elizabeth Richie; Paul Ritchie; Ben Ritchie; Bradley Ritchie; Bartholomew Ritchie; Burton Ritchie; Rachael Ritchie; Rebecca Ritchie; Roxanne Ritchie; Paul Robinson; Harry Sinz; Vicki Vickery; Sally Ross; Mary Scott; James Sisk; Wayne Taylor; John Thornton; Lindsey Thornton; Carl Tompkins; Alane Tompkins; Verlin Tompkins; Linda Tompkins; Scott Tompkins; Catherine Tompkins; Charles Travis; Clifford Travis; Barbara Travis; Everett Travis; Tim Wallis; Mary Wallis; Ryan Walrath; Carol Walrath; Craig Zoet; Robert Zoet, Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corporation, a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Monika Brown; James Lentine; Jack C. Mellor; Morna W. Mellor; Jonathan Widdis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corporation, a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Randy Hansen; Day Essley; Claudia Essley; Tim McKay; Lisa McKay; Deanna Sanderson, aka Dee Thornell; Joseph Taylor, Sr., deceased; Maria E. Taylor; Joseph Taylor, Jr.; Patriot Management Corporation; and James Robert Walker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation and atlantic pacific funding corp., a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Richard Alford; Carol Alford; Edward Ambrozevitch; Kathy Ambrozevitch; Charles Ashton; Bonnie Benham; Larry Benham; Joel Boggs; Rita Boggs; Artan Buckmeier, aka Buckmeier Enterprises; Roxanne Buckmeier aka Roxanne Siebeis; Florian Buckmeier; Victoria Buckmeier, Paul Carter; Steevyn Cysewski; Alfred Deramus; Deborah Desmond; Jim Desmond; Jon Doty; Homer Doty; Carolyn Duncan; James Dunlap; Pat Fenderson; Adele Fenderson; Ronald Franklin; Shirley Franklin; Esther Frederickson; Lawrence Gilbertson; David Glover; Jamie Glover; Samuel Halbert; Rebecca Halbert; Alex Haman; Elizabeth Haman; Janet Haman; J & A Haman Enterprises; George Hotrum; Sharon Hotrum; Tara Hotrum; George Hotrum; Eula Ingraham; Lois Krize dba Marketing Plus dba Three K Company; Margaret Krize; Rosemary Krize; Eric Larson; Nancy Larson; Richard Lindeman; Ellen Linsley; James Longwith; Richard Lynch; Zola Lynch; Donald Oines; Ann Oines; Salcha Marine, Inc.; Margo Savell; Richard Savell; Henrietta Selisker; Frank Selisker; Vicke Spear-Shipley; Clark Springer; Barbara Springer; Gerard Uphues aka Gary Uphues; Dona Uphues; Estate of Rosemary Waldron; Gerry Wyse, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus; World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corp., a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Richard Clausen; James L. Crawford; Stephen Cronkhite; Dale Cronkhite; Ray Guffey; Gloria Guffey; James Shook; Julie Shook; Evie S. Whitmire; Charles P. Whitmire, Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus; World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation; and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corp., a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Richard Ackiss; Patricia Babcock; Donald W. Barry; Joseph Bell; Mary Bell; Sandra J. Benson, Eddie L. Benson; Deke Burnett; Norah West; Bett York; Carl Cady; Cathy Cady; Lyell Chittenden; A.B. Clifford, Jr.; Eila Clifford; David Curry; Donna Curry; Curry Games, Inc.; Bernard Darling; Arleen Darling; David A. Dash; Michael P. Dykema; Shelly A. Dykema; Richard Dykema; Gisela Dykema; Brian R. Fox; Fred B. Fox; Alan R. Gering; Carol S. Gering; Robert E. Giinther; Marta L. Giinther; G.H. (Pete) Gunn; Lorretta Gunn; Peggy Ann Thranum; Carol Novaha; Gene Hansen; Mebble Hansen; Retta M. Jones; Gene Hansen; Jerome Krier; Totem Services, Inc., Ronald J. Krishnek; John K. Lohrke; Rodney J. Marcantel; Vincenzo Mazzier; Maria D. Mazzier; Cheryl Mazzier; Marutine McManus; Beverly Johnson; Doug E. Campbell; Dean Owen; Janet Owen; William H. Parrett; Ann E. Dehner; Robert L. Phillips; Mary E. Phillips; Margaret Russell; Darrell L. Russell; Thomas Schmidt; Craig A. Schumacher; Debra Singel; Dan Snodgress; Darlene Snodgress; Robert Taylor; Betty Taylor; L. Michael Thomas; Frances Thomas; Deborah F. Villas; Frances S.L. Williamson; Pamela Odom; Linda L. Winters, Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus; World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation; and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corp., a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Terry Anderson; S. Gordon Borjesson; Arlys Borjesson; Richard Bullion; Phyllis Bullion; Forest Button; John L. Dashiell; Jackie L. Dashiell; Don Davis; Darlene Davis; James Davis; Paula Davis; Rosa Davis; James Davis; Paul E. Davis; Thora E. Davis; Tay T. Epperson; Cecelia A. Esparza; Alan Fidelo; Darlene Fidelo; Ken Goldman; Sylvia Goldman; Joyce Goldman; John Hargesheimer; Mark K. Harris; Rebecca L. Eames; John Randy Hart; Rebecca Batt; Sherman Hart; Martin S. Jackson; Scott A. Johannes; Karis D. Johannes; Mark Johannes; Donna Kreiensieck; Larry L. Lawton; John Leclair; Niki Leclair; Terence Lord; Joan Lord; John Reilly Michael; Martin J. Patterson; Dianne H. Patterson; Richard Tay; Anthony Ray; Donald Roosa; Patricia Roosa; Ken Roosa; Helen Roosa; Betty Kuhl; Hermann M. Ruess; Howard M. Saklad; Floyd Shilanski; Rosa Shilanski; Patricia J. Silzel; Tonya Torres; Anna Widdis; Stephen Widmer; Jim Wilkins; Gail Wilkins; Harry Wonders; Alan S. Zangen; Kathy A. Zangen; Estelle Zangen, Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus; World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation; and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corp., a Nevada corporation, Debtors. David G. Betschart; Susan Betschart; Betschart Electric Co., Inc.; Betschart Electric Co., Inc. Money Purchase Pension Plan; Christopher J. Farwell; Peggy A. Farwell; Craig Forster; Victoria Forster; Fredric L. Guenther; Harriette Guenther; Estate of Lloyd W. Guenther; Donald G. Arnold; James V. Grimes; Julia P. Grimes; Gregory L. Kluh; G.L. Kluh & Sons Jewelers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan; G.L. Kluh & Sons, Inc.; Kathleen Kluh; Dean Lamb; Mary Ellen McKain; John S. Murray; Rosemary Murray; Peter Murray; Jack J. Schoepfer; Wendy Schoepfer; Charles L. Scott; Mariah C.M. Scott; Charles A. Scott, Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. Brian Bemis; Loretta Bemis; Robert Bemis; Kris Bemis; Joseph Bielski; Patricia Bielski; Avan Brees; Alaska Plus; Beverly Kramme; Christian Blankenship; Marvin Brees; Darlene Brown; Robert Campbell; Joan F. Celusnik; Wayne L. Clark; Virginia L. Clark; Barbara Davenport; Michael Ford; Grant D. Davenport; Frank Dearmin; Patricia Dearmin; Tim Dow; Alice Ellingson; Harold Ellingson; Gregory Ely; Theresa Ely; Diana K. Evans Aka Diana Killinger; Pete Gardner; W. Martin Hammer; Cynthia Hammer; David Harshmam; Joe Harshman; John Herman; Robert Herman; Kaye Herman; Chuck Johnson; Margaret Johnson; Ray Kimberlin dba Cummins Building, aka Jeanette Kimberlin; Far North Utilities, Inc.; Transartic, Inc.; Craig Kinds, Kyle Kinda; Sharon M. Menski; John M. Manthey; William D. Miller; Doris R. Miller; Sandy Nelson; Shanna Nelson; Joseph Nyquist; Neil Nyquist; Jack O'brien; Cherryl Pearson; Wilbert Pearson; Fran Gutman; Willard Gutman; William Pfisterer; Linda Pfisterer; Carl Pfisterer; Genevieve Pfisterer; Amanda Pfisterer; Westre Pfisterer; Glenn Pfisterer; Donald Presler; Kristin Presler; Peggy L. Pugh; Randy Reynolds; Brenda Lacy; Thomas Richardson; John Rosie; Tyanne Rosie; Robert Rummer; Karen Rummer; Jeff Sanderson; Dawn Sanderson; Gary Sanderson; Kristine Sanderson; Chuck Sanderson; Delbert Sanderson; Bernadette Sanderson; Joe Sanderson; Linda Sanderson; Tom Scarborough; Judy Scarborough; Daniel Schacher; Julie Schacher; Larry Schafer; Velma Schafer; Adelle Smith; Christopher Smith; Jonathon Smith; Jana Smith; Elizabeth Smith; Joseph C. Stam; Diane C. Stam; Amanda I. Stam; Rick Storm; Wes Uhlman; Carolyn Vander-Kooy; Barry Vander-Kooy; Connie Villa; Frederick Villa; Robert Weaver; Sandy Weaver; Richard D. Webb; Bill Williams; Jeff L. Wilson; Sandy Wylie-Echeverria; Tina Wylie-Echeverria, Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee. In re Raejean Bonham, aka Jean Bonham, aka Jeannie Bonham, dba World Plus; World Plus, Inc., an Alaska corporation and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corp., a Nevada corporation, Debtors. Terry Franklin; Lynne G. Franklin; Shirlyn, Inc., Appellants, v. Larry D. Compton, Trustee, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Goss, Seattle, Washington, and Gerald K. Smith, Phoenix, Arizona, for appellants Richard K. Alford et al.

Grant E. Courtney, Seattle, Washington, for appellants David G. Betschart et al.

Rebecca S. Copeland, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellants Terry Anderson et al.

Cabot Christianson and Gary Spraker, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellee Larry D. Compton.

Before: Dorothy W. NELSON, Stephen REINHARDT and Sidney R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted August 2, 2000 — Anchorage, Alaska.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a bankruptcy court may order substantive consolidation of two non-debtor corporations, World Plus, Inc. and Atlantic Pacific Funding Corporation, with the bankruptcy estate of Chapter 7 debtor Raejean Bonham nunc pro tunc as of the filing date of the involuntary Chapter 7 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d), and...

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