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IN RE: Mary A. FLOWERS, Debtor, Mary A. Flowers, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Schorr Law, a professional corporation, Respondent-Appellee.
MEMORANDUM **
Mary A. Flowers appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing for failure to prosecute her bankruptcy appeal. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 158(d) and 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Greco v. Stubenberg, 859 F.2d 1401, 1404 (9th Cir. 1988). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Flowers’ bankruptcy appeal for failure to prosecute because the district court warned Flowers repeatedly that failure to comply with filing deadlines would result in dismissal, granted Flowers an extension of time to submit the opening brief, and provided an opportunity for Flowers to respond to an order to show cause prior to dismissal. See id. (holding that district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing an appeal from the bankruptcy court where the appellant failed to comply with court deadlines after a warning that failure to comply would result in dismissal); see also Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8018(a)(4) (permitting district court to dismiss a bankruptcy appeal on its own motion, after notice, if an appellant fails to file a timely brief); Moneymaker v. CoBen ( In re Eisen), 31 F.3d 1447, 1451-56 (9th Cir. 1994) (discussing factors for district court to weigh in determining whether to dismiss for failure to prosecute; noting that “[a] reviewing court will give deference to the district court to decide what is unreasonable because it is in the best position to determine what period of delay can be endured before its docket becomes unmanageable” (citations and internal quotation marks omitted) ).
Schorr Law’s request for judicial notice (Docket Entry No. 7) is granted.
Flowers’ request for reassignment, set forth in her opening brief, is denied as moot.
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 17-55857
Decided: March 23, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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