To clarify and if you refer to my post #11, the debtors are in NY and my case is pending in Georgia Federal Court. That is what I meant by my local district court, local meaning in my local state and district. Sorry for the confusion.

So can I appeal a NY BK court decision to Federal Court in my district? As for the declaratory judgement, that would be in lieu of a motion for relief from the stay to but solely to determine dischargeability of a debt. I mean if these matters are normally appealable to a higher court, why not just skip the BK court? lol