James E. Baumann v. PNC Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A.

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: July 19, 2017
• Docket: 16-15906
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 16-15906 Date Filed: 07/19/2017 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________

No. 16-15906 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D.C. Docket No. 6:15-cv-02129-RBD, Bkcy No. 6:14-bkc-03297-ABB

In Re: JAMES E. BAUMANN, Debtor. __________________________________________________________________ JAMES E. BAUMANN, Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

PNC BANK, N.A., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________

(July 19, 2017) Case: 16-15906 Date Filed: 07/19/2017 Page: 2 of 2

Before MARCUS, MARTIN, and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

James Baumann, a Chapter 13 debtor proceeding pro se, appeals the district

court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s final orders, confirming Baumann’s

Chapter 13 plan and denying Baumann’s motion for reconsideration. Briefly

stated, Baumann contends that the bankruptcy court modified impermissibly the

terms of his Chapter 13 plan when it issued the amended confirmation order.

After the close of briefing in this appeal, Baumann dismissed voluntarily his

Chapter 13 case in the bankruptcy court. Because the issues raised on appeal

involve the terms of Baumann’s Chapter 13 plan, this appeal is rendered moot (no

controversy remains) by Baumann’s voluntary dismissal of his bankruptcy case.

See Neidich v. Salas, 783 F.3d 1215 (11th Cir. 2015) (concluding that “the

dismissal of a Chapter 13 case moots an appeal arising from the debtor’s

bankruptcy proceedings.”). We dismiss this appeal as moot.

DISMISSED.