FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 13 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
In re: LOG & CONVENTIONAL No. 12-60010
HOMES, INC.,
BAP No. 11-1000
Debtor,
MEMORANDUM *
ROBERT DOAN,
Appellant,
v.
LESLIE GLADSTONE, Trustee,
Appellee.
Appeal from the Ninth Circuit
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Kirscher, Hollowell, and Markell, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding
Argued and Submitted June 7, 2013
Pasadena, California
Before: TROTT, LUCERO ** and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The Honorable Carlos F. Lucero, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation.
Robert Doan appeals the bankruptcy court’s denial of his motion to remove
Leslie Gladstone as Chapter Seven trustee from the bankruptcy case of debtor Log
and Conventional Homes, Inc. The bankruptcy court found that Doan had not met
his burden to establish “cause” under 11 U.S.C. § 324(a) to remove Gladstone as
trustee. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirmed.
We have reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments. We agree with the
BAP that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in finding that Doan had
not established “cause” under § 324(a). See In re AFI Holding, Inc., 530 F.3d 832,
844 (9th Cir. 2008).
We deny Gladstone’s request for judicial notice.
AFFIRMED.
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