In re Arrowhead Estates Development Co.

Order AND AMENDED OPINION HAWKINS, Circuit Judge: We consider here the timing of notices of appeal. In these appeals, certain of the parties filed notices of appeal after
the bankruptcy trial court rendered its oral decision but before the entry of a formal order in the court docket. Because
of this timing, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit ("BAP") did not reach the full merits of these appeals.
Given the choice, we opt for a consideration of the parties' claims on their merits and we return them to the courts below
to do just that.