What is the effect of the so-called "relation back" rule on an application for an extension to a debtor's bankruptcy?

We note that the issue emphasized in this appeal is not the issue emphasized in the trial court. There, although the "relation back" issue was raised and not waived, the main focus was on whether the deadline imposed by Bankruptcy Rule 4007(c) should be relaxed on the premise that Gschwend had been misled. See, Classic Auto Refinishing v. Marino (In re Marino), 37 F.3d 1354, 1358 (9th Cir.1994). On appeal, the extension question has been abandoned, leaving the "relation back" rule on center stage.