Carrigan v. Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Nelson
Carrigan v. Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Nelson
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Debra Carrigan appeals pro se the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP”) order affirming the bankruptcy court’s summary judgment dismissing her negligence action against the attorneys who represented the trustee of her corporate bankruptcy estate. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review legal conclusions de novo and factual findings for clear error, Quarre v. Saylor (In re Saylor), 108 F.3d 219, 220 (9th Cir. 1997), and affirm.
Carrigan lacked standing to bring this action because any negligence claim belonged to the bankruptcy estate and only the trustee could pursue it. See Sierra Switchboard Co. v. Westinghouse Elec.
AFFIRMED.
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