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Rule 8001-1 Appellate Procedure; Governing Rules

(a) Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.

(1) Unless otherwise provided by statute or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, appeals from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska will be heard by the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP).

(2) Appeals to the BAP are governed by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Rules of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

(b) District Court. Appeals from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska are governed by Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 8001, et seq. and the Local Rules (Civil) of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

(c) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Direct appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (see 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(2)) are governed by Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 8004 and 8006 and the Rules of the Ninth Circuit.