APPEALS FROM BANKRUPTCY COURT
(a) Motion for Leave to Appeal from Bankruptcy Court. All motions for
leave to file an interlocutory appeal from the Bankruptcy Court to the District Court shall
comply with Bankruptcy Rule 8003(a) and be addressed to the District Court. Compliance
with Rule 8003(a)(3) requires a concise statement of (1) why the appeal is meritorious,
and (2) why interlocutory review is appropriate. The appropriateness of interlocutory
appeal should address: (a) whether further proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court will affect
the scope of the order to be reviewed; (b) whether the order determines and seriously
affects substantive rights; and (c) whether the denial of immediate review will cause
irreparable harm to appellant.
(b) Determination of Reviewability. If a notice of appeal is filed from a
judgment, order or decree of the Bankruptcy Court without a motion for leave to appeal,
the District Court may partially remand the matter to the Bankruptcy Court for a
recommendation concerning the finality of the subject judgment, order or decree. If the
Bankruptcy Court advises the District Court that the subject judgment, order or decree is
not final but interlocutory, the Bankruptcy Court shall make a recommendation to the
District Court whether leave to appeal should be granted. In aid of the Bankruptcy Court's
determination on such recommendations, the Bankruptcy Court may order the parties to
the appeal to file briefs in support of finality or leave.
