Hopson v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CYNTHIA HOPSON, Case No. 1:20-cv-00880-AWI-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER STAYING ALL PROCEEDINGS IN THIS MATTER AGAINST 13 v. DEFENDANTS J.C. PENNEY COMPANY AND J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION 14 J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., et al., PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 362 15 Defendants. (ECF No. 12) 16 17 Plaintiff Cynthia Hopson filed this action on June 25, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) On July 20, 18 2020, Defendant J.C. Penney Company, Inc., filed a notice of bankruptcy proceedings pending in 19 the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Case No. 20-20182 20 (DRJ). (ECF No. 12.) The attached filings also indicate that Defendant J.C. Penney 21 Corporation, Inc., is joined in the bankruptcy proceedings as well. (Id.) 22 Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), all actions against a defendant who has filed a bankruptcy 23 petition are automatically stayed once the petition is filed. Sternberg v. Johnston, 595 F.3d 937, 24 943 (9th Cir. 2010). 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// /// WAS LOU YUUOGOUTEAVV I SAR RYVUEIOCTIL tO PIR Vette TOY ee 1 Accordingly, all proceedings in this matter against Defendant J.C. Penney Company, 2 | Inc., and J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., have been stayed pursuant to Section 362(a) of Title 11, 3 | United States Code. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 6 | Dated: _ July 21, 2020 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28