In re Miles — 9th Cir. BAP (Jul 16, 2026)
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel considers Michael Miles's appeal from the dismissal of his Chapter 13 case. Chapter 13 lets an individual repay debts under a court-supervised plan. Miles represents himself. His notice of appeal identified the dismissal order, but his brief challenged a separate order rejecting his objection to his wife's $85,733.84 domestic-support claim. The panel later affirmed: it could not review the claim order because Miles had not appealed it, and he developed no argument against the dismissal order itself.
In re Miles (No. 26-1014) — United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit, argued July 16, 2026.
Sources
Argument audio — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/07/16/26-1014.mp3
Argument listing — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=26-1014&hearingDate=2026-07-16
Oral argument calendar — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/uploads/bap/hearings/2026.07.16%20Pas%20CR%202.pdf
Memorandum disposition — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/bap/2026/08/06/26-1014.pdf
Opinions index — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://www.bap9.uscourts.gov/opinions
Chapter 13 bankruptcy basics — U.S. Courts:https://www.uscourts.gov/court-programs/bankruptcy/bankruptcy-basics/chapter-13-bankruptcy-basics
Title 11, Chapter 13 — U.S. House of Representatives:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title11/chapter13&edition=prelim
Bankruptcy appeal process — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://www.bap9.uscourts.gov/appeal-process/
Alan X. Yang and Jason Wilson-Aguilar — Chapter 13 trustee's office:https://seattlech13.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/USTP-Best-Practices-2024-08.pdf
- 0:00Introduction
- 13:43Advocate — Alan X. Yang