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MATTER OF SCHERI

No. 94-1479.

51 F.3d 71 (1995)

In the Matter of Ralph SCHERI, Debtor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Passman (argued), Chicago, IL, for appellee.

Thomas G. Poulakidas, Poulakidas & Wood, Chicago, IL, Nicholas T. Kitsos (argued), Oak Brook, IL, for debtor-appellant.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and SKINNER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

When a bankruptcy court ruling is appealed to the district court, Bankruptcy Rule 8009(a)(1) requires that an appellate brief be filed within fifteen days of the filing of the appeal. In this case, debtor Ralph Scheri, acting through his attorney, failed to file an appellate brief in the allotted time period. The district court dismissed his appeal. Mr. Scheri submits that the dismissal was an abuse of the district court's discretion. For the...

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