Masreshaw Ayele v. Federal Aviation Administration ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. CV 18-6933-DMG (KSx) Date July 16, 2020 Title Masreshaw Ayele, et al. v. Federal Aviation Administration, et al. Page 1 of 2 Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE KANE TIEN NOT REPORTED Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS — ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE STAYED AS TO DEFENDANT AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE CV. [50] On July 15, 2020, Defendant Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., also known as Aeromexico Airlines, filed a notice that on June 30, 2020, Defendant and its parent company Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V., each had filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, jointly administered under Case No. 20-11563. [Doc. # 50.] In light of the foregoing, Plaintiffs are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE in writing by no later than July 23, 2020: (1) why this action should not be stayed as to Defendant Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. as a result of the filing of Defendant’s bankruptcy petition, see 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1); and (2) why this Court’s June 9, 2020 order providing the parties up to and including August 5, 2020 to finalize their settlement [Doc. # 49] should not remain in effect for the remaining parties. See Ingersoll-Rand Fin. Corp. v. Miller Min. Co., 817 F.2d 1424, 1427 (9th Cir. 1987) (“In the absence of special circumstances, stays pursuant to section 362(a) are limited to debtors and do not include non-bankrupt co-defendants.”). Failure to timely or adequately respond will result in the Court issuing an order staying the action as to Defendant Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. IT IS SO ORDERED.