Case Explained: Non-Argument Calendar In re: PETER PAUL MITRANO Debtor. PETER PAUL MITRANO v. MARIE MITRANO

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Filed: 2026-07-07

Docket: 6:24-mc-00019-WWB,

The eleventh-circuit dismissed the appeal sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction. The court held that the district court’s order denying the debtor’s motion to withdraw the reference of his adversary proceeding from the bankruptcy court is not a final, appealable order, nor does it qualify as a collateral order. Citing *Hialeah Hosp., Inc. v. Dep’t of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. (In re King Mem’l Hosp., Inc.)*, the court reasoned that such orders merely determine the forum where final decisions will be reached and remain subject to review only upon a final judgment. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed without reaching the merits of the underlying dispute, leaving the matter to proceed in the bankruptcy court pending a final judgment.

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