In Re: Rahul Dev Manchanda
- Clarke
- 7:24-cv-09560
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In re Rahul Dev Manchanda: Judge Clarke held the appeal unavailable because the bankruptcy order was not final and lacked another basis for review.
Rahul Dev Manchanda, whose appeal from the bankruptcy court’s scheduling and adjournment endorsement was closed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
What happened
In re Rahul Dev Manchanda involved an appeal from a bankruptcy court endorsement that scheduled prompt briefing and adjourned a pretrial conference.
The district court said it lacked jurisdiction because the endorsement was not a final decision resolving a separate dispute within the bankruptcy case. It also found no basis for appeal under the other cited provisions.
Judge Clarke directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- In Re: Rahul Dev Manchanda · No. 7:24-cv-09560
- Clarke
- Mar. 3, 2025
Background
Rahul Dev Manchanda appealed a memorandum endorsement by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The endorsement scheduled prompt briefing and adjourned a pretrial conference.
Court’s Analysis
The district court held that it had no jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) because the bankruptcy court’s endorsement did not qualify as a final disposition of a discrete dispute within the bankruptcy case. The court also concluded that the appeal was not available under § 158(b), which concerns orders setting the deadline to file a plan, or under § 158(c), because no leave of the district court had been granted for the appeal.
Disposition
The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order was signed by Jessica G. L. Clarke, United States District Judge.
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