United States Ninth Circuit

A writ of mandamus is granted where the district court's sua sponte withdrawal of reference of a case to bankruptcy court was without cause. An order staying enforcement of a municipal court judgment was issued without proper notice under FRCP 65(a)(1).

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2002
• Decided 08/15/2002
• Published 08/15/2002

Judges

• Before THOMAS and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and ARMSTRONG, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Herbert Katz, Kelly Lytton & Vann LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the creditors-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew E. Smyth, Los Angeles, CA, for the debtor-appellee.