Manhattan Safety Maine, Inc. v. Bowen

Opinion

USDC SDNY □ DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK } Doc #: _. tt ne ee nn ee ee ee eee K H DATE FILED: _ mans □ - MANHATTAN SAFETY MAINE, INC., ET AL., Plaintiffs, 19-CV-05642 (MKV)(VF) -against- ORDER MICHAEL BOWEN, ET AL., Defendants.

VALERIE FIGUEREDO, United States Magistrate Judge. On April 30, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a motion to lift the stay in this case. ECF No. 86. Defendants opposed the motion on May 27, 2025. ECF No. 88. Plaintiffs filed a reply brief on May 28, 2025. ECF No. 89. On June 22, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a letter informing the Court that the Bankruptcy Court had ruled on the then-pending motion to confirm that the automatic stay did not apply to this case and the Bankruptcy Court had confirmed “that the automatic stay does not apply to the [Manhattan Safety Maine] Action.” ECF No. 90 at 1. Plaintiffs thus reiterated their request that the Court lift the stay in this action. Id. Given the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling, Plaintiffs’ motion to lift the stay in this case is GRANTED. See Bell v. Koss, No. 17-CV-7762 (AT) (DCF), 2020 WL 4570439, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 7, 2020) (lifting stay in federal court action once bankruptcy court granted plaintiff's application for relief from the automatic stay); see also In re G.S. Distribution, Inc., 331 B.R. 552, 568 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005) (lifting automatic stay “to allow the litigation commenced in the District Court to proceed”). SO ORDERED. DATED: New York, New York UY July 22, 2025 vo United States Magistrate Judge