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5HowtoObtainaStayPendingtheAppealofaBankruptcyCourtOrderByKathleenJ.McCarthy1Thisarticleexplainstheproceduresandevi-denceneededtosuccessfullyobtainastaypendingappealofaBankruptcyCourtorder.IfyoudonotatleastseekastayyourappealofanunfavorableBankruptcyCourtorderwillberenderedmoot.2Obtainingastaypendingap-pealisnoteasyandmustoftenbedoneonanexpeditedbasis.ThePowertoIssueaStayIsExercisedbytheBankrupt-cyCourtintheFirstInstanceBankruptcyRule8005establishesthepowerofthecourttograntastaypendingappeal.Rule8005providesthataBankruptcyCourtmaysuspendorordercontinuationofotherproceedingsinthecaseundertheCodeormakeanyotherappropriateorderduringthepen-dencyofanappealonsuchtermsaswillprotecttherightsofallpartiesininterest.AmotionforstaypendingappealwillneedtobefiledfirstwiththeBankruptcyCourtinalmosteverycase.Rule8005providesthatamotionforstayofanorderpendingappealmustordinarilybepresentedtothebankruptcyjudgeinthefirstinstance.Rule8005providesthatamotionforastaypendingappealmaybemadetotheDistrictCourtortheBankruptcyAppellatePanelbutsuchadirectmotiontothereviewingcourtshallshowwhythereliefmodificationorterminationwasnotobtainedfromthebank-ruptcyjudge.BankruptcyRule8005emphasisadded.Theexpla-nationastowhythemotionforastaywasnotfirstbroughtbeforetheBankruptcyCourtmustbeagoodone.SimplystatingthatyoudidnotfirstfilethemotionforstaywiththeBankruptcyCourtbe-causeyouthoughttheBankruptcyJudgewoulddenyyourrequestisnotenough.Thefactsinsupportoftheexplanationmustalsobepresentedtothereviewingcourtthroughadmissibleevidencesuchasdeclarationsorrequestsforjudicialnotice.Whilethepowertoissueastayresideswiththeappellatecourtsitisusuallyexercisedbythetrialcourt.AppellatecourtsgenerallyshouldnotentertainrequestsforstayunlessitisdemonstratedthatContinuedonPage8NewsletterEditorsMatthewK.WegnerBrownWegnerMcNamaraRhiannaS.HughesPayneFears