B 417B Optional Appellee Statement Of Election To Proceed In District Court

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Official Form 417B (12/15)	 
 	
Official Form 417B  Optional Appellee Statement of Election to Proceed in District Court   
 	
 
 	
 [Caption as in Form 416A, 416B, or 416D, as appropriate] 
 	
OPTIONAL APPELLEE STATEMENT OF ELECTION TO PROCEED IN 
DISTRICT COURT 	
This form should be filed only if all of the following are true: 
  
  this appeal is pending in a district served by a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 
  the appellant(s) did not elect in the Notice of Appeal to proceed in the District Court rather than in 
the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel,   
  no other appellee has filed a statement of election to proceed in the district court, and   
  you elect to proceed in the District Court. 
 
Part 1: Identify the appellee(s) electing to proceed in the District Court 	
1.  Name(s) of appellee(s): 
_________________________________________________________________________ 
 
2.  Position of appellee(s) in the adversary proceeding or bankruptcy case that is the subject of this 
appeal: 	
 	
For appeals in an adversary proceeding. 
 	Plaintiff 	
 	Defendant 	
 	Other (describe)  ________________________	 	
For appeals in a bankruptcy case and not in an 
adversary proceeding. 
 	Debtor  	
 	Creditor 	
 	Trustee 	
	Other (describe)  ________________________	 	
          
Part 2:  Election to have this appeal heard by the District Court (applicable only in 
certain districts)	                                                                                                       	
I (we) elect to have the appeal heard by the United States District Court rather than by the Bankruptcy 
Appellate Panel. 	
 
Part 3: Sign below 
 
__________________________________________________  	Date:	 _____________________________________ 	
Signature of attorney for appellee(s) (or appellee(s)  
if not represented by an attorney) 
 
Name, address, and telephone number of attorney 
(or appellee(s) if not represented by an attorney): 
__________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________