Trividia Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. v. Smartscience Laboratories, Inc.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

TRIVIDIA MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 8:24-cv-1890-JSM-AAS

SMARTSCIENCE LABORATORIES, INC.,

Defendant. ________________________________________/

ORDER On October 30, 2025, the court entered an order granting Trividia Manufacturing Solutions Inc.’s (Trividia) motion for Writ of Garnishment. (Doc. 57). Subsequently, on the same day, Smartscience Laboratories (Smartscience) filed a Suggestion of Bankruptcy. (Doc. 58). The Suggestion of Bankruptcy (Doc. 58) indicates Smartscience filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy on October 29, 2025. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362 Smartscience is entitled to an automatic stay. “[T]he automatic stay requires an immediate freeze of the status quo by precluding and nullifying post-petition actions.” In re Namen, 649 B.R. 603, 608 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2023) (quoting Eskanos & Adler, P.C., v. Leetien, 309 1 F.3d 1210, 1214 (9th Cir. 2002)). Accordingly, the October 30, 2025, order granting Trividia’s motion for Writ of Garnishment (Doc. 57) is VACATED. ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on November 3, 2025. Aranda, Ayre he. Sassou AMANDA ARNOLD SANSONE United States Magistrate Judge