DEFINITIONS

(a) The words "BAP Clerk" as used in these rules mean the Clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. (b) The word "Judge" as used in these rules, unless otherwise designated, means a member of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. (c) The word "Panel" as used in these rules means a panel of the judges of the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. (d) The acronym "BAP" as used in these rules means United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. (e) The acronym “FRBP” as used in these rules means Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. (f) The acronym "FRAP" as used in these rules means Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. -10-