Opinion
Nos. 10-14307, 10-14308.
June 8, 2011.
Phillip M. Hudson, III, Hilda Piloto, Arnstein Lehr, LLP, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Jason H. Baruch, Roberta A. Colton, Trenam Kemker, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Nos. 6:10-cv-00381-JA, 6:03-bk-00299-KSJ, 6:10-cv-00731-JA.
In this bankruptcy case, Daniel W. Allen and David D. Allen (collectively, "the Aliens") appeal the district court's August 31, 2010 order dismissing the Aliens' appeal of the bankruptcy court's January 15, 2010 final judgment in favor of Advanced Telecommunication Network, Inc. The district court found that the settlement agreement executed by the parties in 2005 barred the Aliens from appealing the bankruptcy court's January 15, 2010 final judgment. The Aliens argue that the district court erred in dismissing their appeal because the language of the settlement agreement is ambiguous and can be interpreted in a manner that would allow their appeal to proceed. After thorough review, we affirm the district court's well-reasoned order dated August 31, 2010 dismissing the Aliens' appeal because the language of the settlement agreement is unambiguous and bars the Aliens from appealing the bankruptcy court's January 15, 2010 final judgment.
AFFIRMED.