Silver Sage Partners, Ltd. v. City of Desert Hot Springs, 251 F.3d 814, 819(9th Cir.2001). DISCUSSION A. Finality After concluding that the bankruptcy court improperly compelled payment of the Creditors’ claims, the district court remanded the case for a determination of the amount of interest due on the Trustee’s refund claim. Nonetheless, the Creditors assert that the district court’s decision is final for the purpose of appellate review. Although the Trustee does not object to our hearing this appeal, parties may not confer jurisdiction by agreement. We must consider independently whether appellate review is permissible at this point in the bankruptcy proceedings. Dominguez v. Miller (In re Dominguez), 51 F.3d 1502, 1506 (9th Cir.1995). Typicall 3d 1248, 1250(9th Cir. 1995) (<HOLDING>). If the matters on remand “concern primarily
holding that the appellate court had jurisdiction despite a remand to the bankruptcy court for more specific findings of fact and for further proceedings to apply the correct burden of proof holding that mere entry of a remand order divests a federal court of jurisdiction even where no certified copy of the order was mailed to a state court holding that the court had appellate jurisdiction to review the merits of the case because only the collateral issue of attorneys fees remained to be decided on remand to the bankruptcy court holding that the district court had jurisdiction to order restitution of award overturned on appeal even in the absence of a remand from the appellate court holding that the court had jurisdiction despite a remand to the bankruptcy court for entry of an order allocating the amount and extent of tax liens