IN RE: PATRICK STEPHEN RANKIN Debtor. MICHAEL CALDWELL v. Patrick Stephen Rankin

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 25-1231
IN RE: PATRICK STEPHEN RANKIN
Debtor.
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MICHAEL CALDWELL,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
PATRICK STEPHEN RANKIN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:24-cv-01902-LMB-IDD)
Submitted: April 28, 2026 Decided: April 30, 2026
Before WILKINSON and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Patrick Stephen Rankin, Appellant Pro Se.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Patrick Stephen Rankin appeals the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy
court’s order entering a non-dischargeable judgment of $150,000 against Rankin. Rankin
has also filed various motions in this court, including motions to stay, expedite, strike
arguments, schedule oral argument, compel production, and remand the case. He further
moves for production and verification of audio recordings of bankruptcy proceedings and
for judicial notice of alleged facts. We have reviewed the record and considered the
arguments presented on appeal, and we find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny
Rankin’s pending motions and affirm the district court’s order. Caldwell v. Rankin, No.
1:24-cv-01902-LMB-IDD (E.D. Va. Feb. 11, 2025). We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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