Hopson v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA HOPSON, Case No. 1:20-cv-00880-AWI-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER STAYING ALL PROCEEDINGS IN THIS MATTER AGAINST v. DEFENDANTS J.C. PENNEY COMPANY AND J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., et al., PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 362

Defendants. (ECF No. 12)

Plaintiff Cynthia Hopson filed this action on June 25, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) On July 20, 2020, Defendant J.C. Penney Company, Inc., filed a notice of bankruptcy proceedings pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Case No. 20-20182 (DRJ). (ECF No. 12.) The attached filings also indicate that Defendant J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., is joined in the bankruptcy proceedings as well. (Id.) Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), all actions against a defendant who has filed a bankruptcy petition are automatically stayed once the petition is filed. Sternberg v. Johnston, 595 F.3d 937, 943 (9th Cir. 2010). /// /// /// /// WAS LOU YUUOGOUTEAVV I SAR RYVUEIOCTIL tO PIR Vette TOY ee

Accordingly, all proceedings in this matter against Defendant J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., have been stayed pursuant to Section 362(a) of Title 11, United States Code. IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee Dated: _ July 21, 2020

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE