193413P.pdf   08/05/2021  FishDish, LLP  v.  VeroBlue Farms USA, Inc.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  19-3413
                          and No:  19-3487
   U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Ft. Dodge   
   [PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Grasz and Kobes, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy Rule 8002's 14-day deadline is 
   mandatory, but it is not jurisdictional; as it is undisputed that 
   appellant FishDish missed the mandatory 14-day time limit, the district 
   court's order dismissing the appeal of the Claim Objection Order is 
   affirmed; the district court erred in applying the doctrine of equitable 
   mootness to dismiss FishDish's appeal of the Plan Confirmation Order 
   without first making at least a preliminary review of the merits of 
   FishDish's appeal to determine the strength of its claims, the amount of 
   time that would likely be required to resolve the merits of those claims 
   on an expedited basis, and the equitable remedies available, including 
   possible dismissal, to avoid undermining the plan and thereby harming 
   third parties; the issue of whether FishDish lacks bankruptcy standing 
   because it is not a person aggrieved should not be decided on this record; 
   remanded with directions.