Manchanda v. Senderoff
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:24-cv-07284
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Manchada v. Senderoff, Judge Karas ordered the appellant to submit bankruptcy-appeal documents within two weeks or face dismissal.
Rahul D. Manchada, the appellant in the bankruptcy appeal, must provide the required documentation within two weeks to avoid the dismissal specified in the order.
What happened
In Manchada v. Senderoff, Rahul D. Manchada appealed an order from the Bankruptcy Court.
The court said Manchada had not provided the required appeal record or a list identifying the documents to include in it. The court ordered him to provide the required documents within two weeks.
Judge Karas ordered that no extensions would be granted and that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the appeal. The order did not dismiss the appeal at that time.
The detailed version
- Manchanda v. Senderoff · No. 7:24-cv-07284
- Kenneth Karas
- Apr. 22, 2025
Background
Rahul D. Manchada appealed an order entered by Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane. The opinion states that Manchada filed the appeal on September 26, 2024.
Rule 8009 Requirements
Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 8009 requires an appellant to file a designation identifying the items to be included in the record on appeal and a statement of the issues to be presented. The record generally must include the bankruptcy docket entries, designated items, the notice of appeal, the order being appealed, relevant opinions and findings, required transcripts, and other ordered record materials.
The court found that Manchada had failed to provide the required record and had failed to provide a designation of the items to be included in the record. The court noted that failure to comply with Rule 8009 may support dismissal of an appeal.
Order
Judge Kenneth M. Karas ordered Manchada to provide the required documentation within two weeks. The order states that failure to comply will result in dismissal and that no extensions will be granted. The court did not dismiss the appeal in this order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.