United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit November 10, 1998, BAP No. NC-98-1477, Bankruptcy No. 98-51454-JRG (Ioane v. Collins (In Re Ioane))

ORDER

Appellant Michael Scott Ioane objects to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (the “BAP”) jurisdiction to hear this appeal and requests that we transfer this appeal to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California because he filed a timely statement of election pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(c) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure (“FRBP”) 8001(e).