UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

HOLLI LUNDAHL,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

BRIAN ROBBINS; SOURCE ONE MORTGAGE SERVICE; CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD; MARCH FONG EU, Secretary of State and successor in interest; GERALD ROSENBERG, Commissioner in his personal capacity; ELI LILLY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,

Defendants - Appellees.

No. 04-4236

(D.C. No. 2:04-CV-89-PGC)

(D. Utah)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before SEYMOUR, KELLY, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

After examining the brief and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Appellant Holli Lundahl appeals from the district court's order denying her motion to withdraw a bankruptcy reference. Although opened as a separate proceeding in district court, the motion to withdraw the reference relates back to adversary proceeding number 03-2401, which the bankruptcy court dismissed originally on December 23, 2003. The motion to withdraw the reference was docketed in the district court on January 28, 2004. As a result, on the date Ms. Lundahl filed her motion to withdraw the reference there was no bankruptcy proceeding pending. For that reason, the district court denied the motion and dismissed the action as moot.1

We review the district court's mootness determination de novo. Faustin v. City & County of Denver, 268 F.3d 942, 947 (10th Cir. 2001). In doing so, we note that "[a] case is moot when it is impossible for the court to grant any effectual relief whatever to a prevailing party." Office of Thrift Supervision v. Overland Park Fin. Corp. (In re Overland Park Fin. Corp.), 236 F.3d 1246, 1254 (10th Cir. 2001)(internal quotations and citations omitted). That is clearly the case here. At the time Ms. Lundahl filed her motion to withdraw the reference she was aware of the bankruptcy court's dismissal. In fact, she had already appealed that dismissal to the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. We reject her attempt to secure a second review.

Moreover, we caution Ms. Lundahl that her efforts to reargue issues already decided must abate. She is coming perilously close to abusing her right of access to the courts. The request to proceed in this court without prepayment of fees and costs is denied, and this matter is DISMISSED. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).

Entered for the Court

Stephanie K. Seymour

Circuit Judge