FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 7 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
In the Matter of: YAN SUI, No. 13-55879
Debtor, D.C. No. 8:12-cv-01961-MWF
YAN SUI, MEMORANDUM*
Appellant,
v.
DAVID M. GOODRICH,
Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 25, 2014**
Before: HAWKINS, TALLMAN, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Yan Sui appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment affirming the
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
bankruptcy court’s order dismissing Sui’s claims against David M. Goodrich, who
the bankruptcy court appointed as general counsel for the bankruptcy trustee. We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review independently the
bankruptcy court’s decision without deference to the district court’s
determinations. Leichty v. Neary (In re Strand), 375 F.3d 854, 857 (9th Cir. 2004).
We review de novo the bankruptcy court’s conclusions of law and for clear error
its factual findings. Id. We affirm.
Contrary to Sui’s contentions, the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction over the
removed state law claims against Goodrich because they concerned the
administration of the bankruptcy estate. See 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) (bankruptcy courts
may hear and determine “core proceedings,” which includes matters concerning the
administration of the estate); Harris v. Wittman (In re Harris), 590 F.3d 730, 736-
739 (9th Cir. 2009) (bankruptcy court had subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate
debtor’s state law claim against the trustee and trustee’s counsel concerning the
administration of the estate).
The bankruptcy court properly determined that Goodrich was entitled to
quasi-judicial immunity for the acts alleged in the complaint. See In re Harris, 590
F.3d at 742 (bankruptcy trustees and court-approved attorneys for the trustee are
entitled to broad immunity from suit for actions within the scope of their authority
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and pursuant to court order). Because we affirm dismissal on this ground, we do
not reach the other issues that Sui raises on appeal.
Sui’s motion to strike portions of Goodrich’s excerpts of record is granted in
part. The Clerk shall strike Exhibit 14.
AFFIRMED.
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