FUNK v. LFLM DEFENDANTS

Nos. 04-4122, 04-4141.

382 F.3d 1058 (2004)

Alan V. FUNK; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by assignment to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., formerly known as First Security Bank of Utah, N.A., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LFLM DEFENDANTS consisting of: Dr. Maurice Adam, Dr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Arndt, Dr. & Mrs. Jay H. Arnett, Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Askew, Dr. & Mrs. Joe N. Bailey, III, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Barbero, Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Beynon, Dr. & Mrs. John Blewett, Mr. & Mrs. Jack T. Brown, Dr. & Mrs. John W. Buchanan, Jr., Dr. Christopher S. Chenault, Dr. H. Anson Cone, Anson Cone as personal representative of the Estate of Florence Ann Vaughan, Dr. Barry D. Cunningham, Dr. & Mrs. Clyde R. Danks, Dr. & Mrs. William M. Deane, Dr. Elwood J. Eichler, Sue Eichler, Robert M. Elder and Irene Elder individually and as Trustees of the Elder Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Emerson, Donna Marie Faraci, Dr. & Mrs. Sam B. Fason, Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Felger, Dr. James R. Fricke, Dr. & Mrs. Pedro E. Garcia, Dr. Edward Gerety individually and as Trustee of the Edward J. & Margaret H. Gerety Revocable Trust and the Edward J. Gerety Ira, Margaret H. Gerety individually and as Trustee of the Edward J. & Margaret H. Gerety Revocable Trust, Dr. Richard L. Gerety, Dr. J.M. Giblin, Dr. & Mrs. Earl R. Godwin, Dr. & Mrs. Homer Goehrs, Richard E. Gray, Dr. Don Greenway, Anne Greenway, Dr. & Mrs John A. Habra, Dr. Stanley Handel & Carolyn Handel individually and as Trustees of the Carolyn H. Handel Trust, Dr. Robert A. Johnson, Dr. & Mrs. Morton L. Krumholz, Dr. Victor J. Li-Pelaez, Veronica Li-Pelaez, Lynn A. Longfield, Dr. Richard D. Lueker individually and as Trustee of the Southwest Cardiology Associates Pension Trust and the Lueker Revocable Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Max, Dr. & Mrs. William E. McCarron, John T. Mitchell individually and as Trustee of the John T. Mitchell Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Karl R. Moedl individually and as Trustees of the Moedl Trust, Evelyn R. Dibona, Evelyn R. Dibona Parish, Ped Limited Family Partnership, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Pinkenburg, Dr. & Mrs. Norton A. Pope, Dr. & Mrs. James F. Reeves, Dr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Reynolds, Dr. John S. Richardson, Janet Puckett Richardson, Dr. Janet Puckett, Dr. & Mrs. Larry B. Schrader, Linwood Denman Shelton, Dr. Thomas O. Shelton, Linda Shelton, Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Shewmaker, Dr. William N. Stassen, Dr. Deborah O'Connell, Dr. & Mrs Burt S. Strug, Dr. & Mrs. Fred K. Soifer, Robert L. Sperry, Dr. Lawrence J. Spingola, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stevens, Dr. & Mrs. Jon B. Wang, Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Wernecke, Dr. & Mrs. Byrn Williamson, Jr., Virginia Youngblood individually and as Trustee of the Virginia Youngblood Living Trust, Mr. & Mrs. Wayland K. Adams, Dr. John S. Alexander, Dr. & Mrs. Vincent A. Amicucci, Dr. & Mrs. Edward Atler, Mr. & Mrs Richard L. Barone, Dr. & Mrs. David C. Barnett, Janice Barson, Dr. & Mrs. Gordon L. Bilbrey, Dr. & Mrs. David W. Bossler, Dr. Jack Brock, Dr. Sonja Brock, Dr. & Mrs. Fred O. Brumfield, Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Brustkern, Judith J. Bryan individually and as Trustee of the Judith J. Bryan Trust, DR. James R. Burton, Dr. Paul M. Chau individually and as Executor of the Betty S. Chau Estate, Dr. & Mrs. Norman H. Chenven, Dr. & Mrs. William J. Chesnut, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Clark, Dr. M. Clark Colvard, Dr. & Mrs. Coursen B. Conklin, Dr. John Coon, Linda Coon, Dr. & Mrs. Kermit Counts, Dr. & Mrs. J. Bruce Cox, Dr. & Mrs. Clinton E. Craven, Dr. & Mrs. James E. Crout, Dr. & Mrs. Asa Crow, Mr. & Mrs Phillip L. Currie, Dr. & Mrs George M. Decherd, IV, Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Dennison, Dr. & Mrs. H. Joe Dickerson, Mr. & Mrs. David T. Eacret, Dr. & Mrs. Merlyn E. Eckelberg individually and as Trustees of the Eckelberg Revocable Trust, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Edwards, Dr. & Mrs. Michael Emmett, Dr. & Mrs. Steven H. Feagler, Carl J. Fink individually and as Trustee of the Carl J. Fink Family Trust, Dr. John Finley, Audrey Finley, Ray G. Forman, Forman Family Associates, Dr. Allan Frank, Mr. & Mrs. Wayne L. Garceau, Sidney G. Garrett, Beverly Goss, Dr. Jerry E. Goss individually and as Trustee of the Albuquerque Cardiology Associates Pension & Profit Trust, Gary Gross, Dr. Cathy Gross, Dr. & Mrs. Harris D. Hanson, Dr. Boyd A. Hardesty individually and as Personal Representative of the Mildred Hardesty Estate, Mrs. Boyd A. Hardesty, Dr. & Mrs. Everett G. Heinze, Dr. & Mrs Jack A. Hill, Dr. & Mrs. Neil R. Hoffman, Dr. & Mrs. Richard Holt, David M. Hoyt, Dr. & Mrs. Phillip T. Jacob, Janie F. Julian, Dr. Steven E. Kammeyer, Dr. & Mrs Jay A. Katz, Dr. Stephen P. Kelly individually and as Trustee of the Stephen P. Kelly Ira, Sandra Kelly, Dr. William L. Kelly, Dr. & Mrs. C. Leonard Kemp, Mr. & Mrs. Hartwell J. Kennard, Dr. & Mrs. James W. Kennedy, Dr. Michael W. Kistler, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory F. Kite, Barbara N. Koons individually and as Trustee of the Barbara N. Koons Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Maurice R. Lava, Dr. Larry Lawson, Nikki P. Lawson, Dr. & Mrs. Ihn P. Lee, Helene Denise Lerman, Jennifer Eileen Lerman, Jerome T. Loendorf, Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Long, Dr. & Mrs Dewey L. Long, Dr. & Mrs. Bruce P. Lovett individually and as Trustees of the Lovett Revocable Trust, Dr. Thomas I. Lowry, Dr. M.E. Maule, Dr. & Mrs. William McCaleb, Joe L. McClaugherty, Dr. & Mrs. Michael Edward McCutcheon, Dr. & Mrs Joe S. McIlhaney, Dr. & Mrs. Walter M. Merritt, Nellie S. Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Reid M. Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Mitchell, Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Montgomery, Dr. David Benjamin Moore, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nail, Dr. & Mrs. Merrill C. Oaks, Arleita L. Ohai Combs, Dr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Okin, Dr. John P. O'Reilly, Dr. & Mrs. Donald W. Owens, Dr. Arthur J. Ozolin, Aija Ozolin, Dr. & Mrs. Gary N. Pamplin, Jane Greenough Paulson, Mr. & Mrs. Don G. Pixley, Ronald C. Prati, Dr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Prohaska, Dr. Robert S. Rigolosi, Dr. & Mrs. Sidney T. Robin, Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Rock, Dr. & Mrs. James E. Rytting, Dr. William H. Sayre, Mary Ann Sayre, Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Schorn, Dr. Bennie Scott, Judy Scott, Dr. Vern Ann Shotts, C. Mack Shotts individually and as Trustee of the C. Mack Shotts Ira, John W. Skadan, Thomas T. Smith, Bonnie Smith, Dr. & Mrs. William C. Smyth, Dr. & Mrs. Donald Spencer, Nancy Spencer, Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Starks, Barbara M. Stoyko, Dr. Gail B. Strait, Mr. Donald J. Strock, Deborah Strock, Dr. & Mrs. Edward Lee Summers, Dr. Thomas C. Sumners, Dr. Thomas B. Summers, Dr. & Mrs. William P. Taylor, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Thatcher, Dr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Thomas, Union National Bank as Trustee of the Mrs. Audrey J. Thompson Revocable Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Toll, Dr. & Mrs. F. Gerald Thurman, Mr. & Mrs. Boyce L. Tucker, Mr. & Mrs. John D. Urquhart, Harriet A. Vineyard, Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Walker, Dr. & Mrs. Peter Weiss, Mr. & Mrs. John D. West, Mr. & Mrs. Allan J. Westmaas, Dr. & Mrs. Madeline White, Dr. & Mrs. Martin G. White, Dr. & Mrs. John N. Wilson, Dr. & Mrs. Carey Windler, Windler Family Partners Limited Partnership, Dr. Donald A. Wolfel and Cynthia A. Wolfel individually and as Trustees of the Donald A. & Cynthia A. Wolfel Revocable Trust, Doug Betters, Dr. Fred Clayson, Donald M. Duncan, P.E., Mr. & Mrs Richard E. Gray, Mr. W.C. Mumm, Dr. Gary B. Stanford, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Berger, Dr. Jack R. Boyd, Dr. & Mrs Fred J. Johnson, III, Dr. & Mrs. John E. Lowe, Defendants-Appellants, and Woodbury and Kessler Defendants consisting of: Casas Adobes Investors Limited Partnership, Desert Tree Associates Limited Partnership, Foothills West Limited Partnership, Park Santa Fe Limited Partnership, Sun Tree Limited Partnership, Willow Creek Investors Limited Partnership, Maurice Adam, Mrs. Maurice Adam individually and as Trustee of the AMD Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Patrick H. Beckham, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Bolen, Dr. & Mrs. Sam H. Cade, Cade Family Business Limited Partnership, College Gardens Utah, LTD., College Gardens II, Dr. & Mrs. James R. Cotton, Roger M. Ellison, Dr. & Mrs. H. Alan Flowers, Dr. & Mrs. Kermit W. Fox, Dr. & Mrs. Dean Kumpuris, Mr. & Mrs. E. Burns Lundgreen, CDR. Yvonne Russell, Harry Camper, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch, III, Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Smith, Richard King, Richard and Janet King individually and as Trustees of the King Family Trust, Defendants. Alan V. Funk, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., successor by Assignment to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A., formerly known as First Security Bank of Utah, N.A., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LFLM Defendants, consisting of: Dr. Maurice Adam, Dr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Arndt, Dr. & Mrs. Jay H. Arnett, Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Askew, Dr. & Mrs. Joe N. Bailey, III, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Barbero, Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Beynon, Dr. & Mrs. John Blewett, Mr. & Mrs. Jack T. Brown, Dr. & Mrs. John W. Buchanan, Jr., Dr. Christopher S. Chenault, Dr. H. Anson Cone, Anson Cone as personal representative of the Estate of Florence Ann Vaughan, Dr. Barry D. Cunningham, Dr. & Mrs. Clyde R. Danks, Dr. & Mrs. William M. Deane, Dr. Elwood J. Eichler, Sue Eichler, Robert M. Elder and Irene Elder individually and as Trustees of the Elder Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Emerson, Donna Marie Faraci, Dr. & Mrs. Sam B. Fason, Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Felger, Dr. James R. Fricke, Dr. & Mrs. Pedro E. Garcia, Dr. Edward Gerety individually and as Trustee of the Edward J. & Margaret H. Gerety Revocable Trust and the Edward J. Gerety Ira, Margaret H. Gerety individually and as Trustee of the Edward J. & Margaret H. Gerety Revocable Trust, Dr. Richard L. Gerety, Dr. J.M. Giblin, Dr. & Mrs. Earl R. Godwin, Dr. & Mrs. Homer Goehrs, Richard E. Gray, Dr. Don Greenway, Anne Greenway, Dr. & Mrs John A. Habra, Dr. Stanley Handel & Carolyn Handel individually and as Trustees of the Carolyn H. Handel Trust, Dr. Robert A. Johnson, Dr. & Mrs. Morton L. Krumholz, Dr. Victor J. Li-Pelaez, Veronica Li-Pelaez, Lynn A. Longfield, Dr. Richard D. Lueker individually and as Trustee of the Southwest Cardiology Associates Pension Trust and the Lueker revocable Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Max, Dr. & Mrs. William E. McCarron, John T. Mitchell individually and as Trustee of the John T. Mitchell Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Karl R. Moedl individually and as Trustees of the Moedl Trust, Evelyn R. Dibona, Evelyn R. Dibona Parish, Ped Limited Family Partnership, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Pinkenburg, Dr. & Mrs. Norton A. Pope, Dr. & Mrs. James F. Reeves, Dr. & Mrs. J. Christopher Reynolds, Dr. John S. Richardson, Janet Puckett Richardson, Dr. Janet Puckett, Dr. & Mrs. Larry B. Schrader, Linwood Denman Shelton, Dr. Thomas O. Shelton, Linda Shelton, Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Shewmaker, Dr. William N. Stassen, Dr. Deborah O'Connell, Dr. & Mrs Burt S. Strug, Dr. & Mrs. Fred K. Soifer, Robert L. Sperry, Dr. Lawrence J. Spingola, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Stevens, Dr. & Mrs. Jon B. Wang, Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Wernecke, Dr. & Mrs. Byrn Williamson, Jr., Virginia Youngblood individually and as Trustee of the Virginia Youngblood Living Trust, Mr. & Mrs. Wayland K. Adams, Dr. John S. Alexander, Dr. & Mrs Vincent A. Amicucci, Dr. & Mrs Edward Atler, Mr. & Mrs Richard L. Barone, Dr. & Mrs. David C. Barnett, Janice Barson, Dr. & Mrs. Gordon L. Bilbrey, Dr. & Mrs. David W. Bossler, Dr. Jack Brock, Dr. Sonja Brock, Dr. & Mrs. Fred O. Brumfield, Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Brustkern, Judith J. Bryan individually and as Trustee of the Judith J. Bryan Trust, Dr. James R. Burton, Dr Paul M. Chau individually and as Executor of the Betty S. Chau Estate, Dr. & Mrs. Norman H. Chenven, Dr. & Mrs William J. Shesnut, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Clark, Dr. M. Clark Colvard, Dr. & Mres Coursen B. Conklin, Dr. John Coon, Linda Coon, Dr. & Mrs. Kermit Counts, Dr. & Mrs. J. Bruce Cox, Dr. & Mrs. Clinton E. Craven, Dr. & Mrs. James E. Crout, Dr. & Mrs. Asa Crow, Mr. & Mrs. Phillip L. Currie, Dr. & Mrs. George M. Decherd, IV, Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Dennison, Dr. & Mrs. H. Joe Dickerson, Mr. & Mrs. David T. Eacret, Dr. & Mrs. Merlyn E. Eckelberg individually and as Trustees of the Eckelberg Revocable Trust, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Edwards, Dr. & Mrs. Michael Emmett, Dr. & Mrs. Steven H. Feagler, Carl J. Fink individually and as Trustee of the Carl J. Fink Family Trust, Dr. John Finley, Audrey Finley, Ray G. Forman, Forman Family Associates, Dr. Allan Frank, Mr. & Mrs. Wayne L. Garceau, Sidney G. Garrett, Beverly Goss, Dr. Jerry E. Goss individually and as Trustee of the Albuquerque Cardiology Associates Pension & Profit Trust, Gary Gross, Dr. Cathy Gross, Dr. & Mrs. Harris D. Hanson, Dr. Boyd A. Hardesty individually and as Personal Representative of the Mildred Hardesty Estate, Mrs. Boyd A. Hardesty, Dr. & Mrs. Everett G. Heinze, Dr. & Mrs Jack A. Hill, Dr. & Mrs. Neil R. Hoffman, Dr. & Mrs. Richard Holt, David M. Hoyt, Dr. & Mrs. Phillip T. Jacob, Janie F. Julian, Dr. Steven E. Kammeyer, Dr. & Mrs Jay A. Katz, Dr. Stephen P. Kelly individually and as Trustee of the Stephen P. Kelly Ira, Sandra Kelly, Dr. William L. Kelly, Dr. & Mrs. C. Leonard Kemp, Mr. & Mrs. Hartwell J. Kennard, Dr. & Mrs. James W. Kennedy, Dr. Michael W. Kistler, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory F. Kite, Barbara N. Koons individually and as Trustee of the Barbara N. Koons Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Maurice R. Lava, Dr. Larry Lawson, Nikki P. Lawson, Dr. & Mrs. Ihn P. Lee, Helene Denise Lerman, Jennifer Eileen Lerman, Jerome T. Loendorf, Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Long, Dr. & Mrs Dewey L. Long, Dr. & Mrs. Bruce P. Lovett individually and as Trustees of the Lovett Revocable Trust, Dr. Thomas I. Lowry, Dr. M.E. Maule, Dr. & Mrs. William McCaleb, Joe L. McClaugherty, Dr. & Mrs. Michael Edward McCutcheon, Dr. & Mrs Joe S. McIlhaney, Dr. & Mrs. Walter M. Merritt, Nellie S. Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Reid M. Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Mitchell, Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Montgomery, Dr. David Benjamin Moore, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nail, Dr. & Mrs. Merrill C. Oaks, Arleita L. Ohai Combs, Dr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Okin, Dr. John P. O'Reilly, Dr. & Mrs. Donald W. Owens, Dr. Arthur J. Ozolin, Aija Ozolin, Dr. & Mrs. Gary N. Pamplin, Jane Greenough Paulson, Mr. & Mrs. Don G. Pixley, Ronald C. Prati, Dr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Prohaska, Dr. Robert S. Rigolosi, Dr. & Mrs. Sidney T. Robin, Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Rock, Dr. & Mrs. James E. Rytting, Dr. William H. Sayre, Mary Ann Sayre, Dr. & Mrs. Larry W. Schorn, Dr. Bennie Scott, Judy Scott, Dr. Vern Ann Shotts, C. Mack Shotts individually and as Trustee of the C. Mack Shotts Ira, John W. Skadan, Thomas T. Smith, Bonnie Smith, Dr. & Mrs. William C. Smyth, Dr. & Mrs. Donald Spencer, Nancy Spencer, Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Starks, Barbara M. Stoyko, Dr. Gail B. Strait, Mr. Donald J. Strock, Deborah Strock, Dr. & Mrs. Edward Lee Summers, Dr. Thomas C. Sumners, Dr. Thomas B. Summers, Dr. & Mrs. William P. Taylor, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Thatcher, Dr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Thomas, Union National Bank as Trustee of the Mrs. Audrey J. Thompson Revocable Trust, Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Toll, Dr. & Mrs. F. Gerald Thurman, Mr. & Mrs. Boyce L. Tucker, Mr. & Mrs. John D. Urquhart, Harriet A. Vineyard, Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Walker, Dr. & Mrs. Peter Weiss, Mr. & Mrs. John D. West, Mr. & Mrs. Allan J. Westmaas, Dr. & Mrs. Madeline White, Dr. & Mrs. Martin G. White, Dr. & Mrs. John N. Wilson, Dr. & Mrs. Carey Windler, Windler Family Partners Limited Partnership, Dr. Donald A. Wolfel and Cynthia A. Wolfel individually and as Trustees of the Donald A. & Cynthia A. Wolfel Revocable Trust, Doug Betters, Dr. Fred Clayson, Donald M. Duncan, P.E., Mr. & Mrs Richard E. Gray, Mr. W.C. Mumm, Dr Gary B. Stanford, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Berger, Dr. Jack R. Boyd, Dr. & Mrs Fred J. Johnson, III, Dr. & Mrs. John E. Lowe, Maurice Adam, Mrs. Maurice Adam individually and as Trustee of the AMD trust, Dr. & Mrs. Patrick H. Beckham, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Bolen, Dr. & Mrs. Sam H. Cade, Cade Family Business Limited Partnership, College Gardens Utah, LTD., College Gardens II, Dr. & Mrs. James R. Cotton, Roger M. Ellison, Dr. & Mrs. H. Alan Flowers, Dr. & Mrs. Kermit W. Fox, Dr. & Mrs. Dean Kumpuris, Mr. & Mrs. E. Burns Lundgreen, CDR. Yvonne Russell, Harry Camper, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch, III, Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Smith, Richard King, Richard and Janet King individually and as Trustees of the King Family Trust, Defendants, and Woodbury and Kessler Defendants, Woodbury and Kessler Defendants consisting of: Casas Adobes Investors Limited Partnership, Desert Tree Associates Limited Partnership, Foothills West Limited Partnership, Park Santa Fe Limited Partnership, Sun Tree Limited Partnership, Willow Creek Investors Limited Partnership, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 23, 2004.


ORDER

This matter is before the court on the appellees' motions to dismiss. The appellees' argue that the notices of appeal were filed late. We agree and grant the motions.

The district court entered an order on September 16, 2003, adopting the recommendation of the bankruptcy court that a declaratory judgment be entered concluding that certain funds were property of the bankruptcy estate, and ordering that judgment be entered in accordance with that recommendation...

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