Barben v. Donovan (In Re Donovan)

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• holding that denial of a 707(b) motion to dismiss for abuse is not a final, appealable order
• holding that a final bankruptcy court order must “com- pletely resolve all of the issues pertaining to a discrete claim, in- cluding issues as to the proper relief”
• “[T]he weight of the circuit authority has concluded that orders denying a motion to dismiss for bad faith or abuse are not appealable.”
• “[E]ach adversary proceeding or contested matter is a discrete unit and ..., once that unit is defined, ordinary concepts of finality apply.”
• “A court of ap- peals has jurisdiction over only final judgments and orders arising from a bankruptcy proceeding[.]”
• “Finality is given a more flexible interpretation in the bankruptcy context[.]”

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