IN RE MILES

Nos. 03-55963, 03-55964, 03-55965, 03-55966, 03-55967, 03-55969.

430 F.3d 1083 (2005)

In re Rodney Cassimer MILES, aka Rodney C. Miles, Rod Miles, Debtor, Ann R. Miles, Appellant, v. David B. Okun; Sheila Reiser-Okun; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a California Medical Corporation, aka Okun Corporation; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a Medical Corporation Money Purchase Plan, aka Okun Pension Plan; Okun Family Trust u/d/t/ March 10, 1988; Emmanuel & Ann S.N. Reiser Revocable Trust, aka Reiser Trust; Andrew K. Mauthe; M. Stephen Coontz; Milburn A. Matthews; Coontz & Matthews LLP; Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; Susan A. Spitzo; Vera J. Ferguson; Nancy M. Vold, Appellees. In re Rodney Cassimer Miles, aka Rodney C. Miles, Rod Miles, Debtor, Melinda Miles, Appellant, v. David B. Okun; Sheila Reiser-Okun; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a California Medical Corporation, aka Okun Corporation; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a Medical Corporation Money Purchase Plan, aka Okun Pension Plan; Okun Family Trust u/d/t/ March 10, 1988; Emmanuel & Ann S.N. Reiser Revocable Trust, aka Reiser Trust; Andrew K. Mauthe; M. Stephen Coontz; Milburn A. Matthews; Coontz & Matthews LLP; Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; Susan A. Spitzo; Vera J. Ferguson; Nancy M. Vold, Appellees. In re Rodney Cassimer Miles, aka Rodney C. Miles, Rod Miles, Debtor, Kelly Cunningham, Appellant, v. David B. Okun; Sheila Reiser-Okun; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a California Medical Corporation, aka Okun Corporation; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a Medical Corporation Money Purchase Plan, aka Okun Pension Plan; Okun Family Trust u/d/t/ March 10, 1988; Emmanuel & Ann S.N. Reiser Revocable Trust, aka Reiser Trust; Andrew K. Mauthe; M. Stephen Coontz; Milburn A. Matthews; Coontz & Matthews LLP; Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; Susan A. Spitzo; Vera J. Ferguson; Nancy M. Vold, Appellees. In re Rodney Cassimer Miles, aka Rodney C. Miles, Rod Miles, Debtor, Melinda Miles, Appellant, v. David B. Okun; Sheila Reiser-Okun; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a California Medical Corporation, aka Okun Corporation; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a Medical Corporation Money Purchase Plan, aka Okun Pension Plan; Okun Family Trust u/d/t/ March 10, 1988; Emmanuel & Ann S.N. Reiser Revocable Trust, aka Reiser Trust; Andrew K. Mauthe; M. Stephen Coontz; Milburn A. Matthews; Coontz & Matthews LLP; Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; Susan A. Spitzo; Vera J. Ferguson; Nancy M. Vold, Appellees. In re Rodney Cassimer Miles, aka Rodney C. Miles, Rod Miles, Debtor, Ann R. Miles, Appellant, v. David B. Okun; Sheila Reiser-Okun; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a California Medical Corporation, aka Okun Corporation; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a Medical Corporation Money Purchase Plan, aka Okun Pension Plan; Okun Family Trust u/d/t/ March 10, 1988; Emmanuel & Ann S.N. Reiser Revocable Trust, aka Reiser Trust; Andrew K. Mauthe; M. Stephen Coontz; Milburn A. Matthews; Coontz & Matthews LLP; Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; Susan A. Spitzo; Vera J. Ferguson; Nancy M. Vold, Appellees. In re Rodney Cassimer Miles, aka Rodney C. Miles, Rod Miles, Debtor, Kelly Cunningham, Appellant, v. David B. Okun; Sheila Reiser-Okun; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a California Medical Corporation, aka Okun Corporation; David B. Okun, M.D., F.A.C.P., a Medical Corporation Money Purchase Plan, aka Okun Pension Plan; Okun Family Trust u/d/t/ March 10, 1988; Emmanuel & Ann S.N. Reiser Revocable Trust, aka Reiser Trust; Andrew K. Mauthe; M. Stephen Coontz; Milburn A. Matthews; Coontz & Matthews LLP; Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; Susan A. Spitzo; Vera J. Ferguson; Nancy M. Vold, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney C. Miles, Laguna Niguel, CA, for the appellants.

Nanette D. Sanders and Michael B. Reynolds, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Irvine, CA, for the appellees.

Before: KLEINFELD, WARDLAW, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.


WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:

Ann Miles, Melinda Miles, and Kelly Cunningham (collectively "Appellants") appeal from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit ("BAP") affirming the removal and dismissal of their state law causes of action for damages resulting from the filing of involuntary bankruptcy petitions against their relatives. We hold that because 11 U.S.C. § 303(i) completely preempts state law tort causes of action for...

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