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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Equal Employment Opportunity )

Commission, )

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Petitioner, ) No. CIV 09-0209-PHX-RCB

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vs. ) O R D E R

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Bashas’, Inc., an Arizona )

corporation, )

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Respondent. )

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Originally the court scheduled a hearing on July 27, 2009, on

the Motion for Order to Show Cause by petitioner, the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) (doc. 1) and on the

Motion for Leave to Conduct Limited Discovery by respondent

Bashas’, Inc. (doc. 10). In the meantime, Bashas’ filed for

Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In notifying this court of that filing,

Bashas’ explicitly stated that it had “ceased any further action in

this matter[,]” citing to the automatic stay provision of 11 U.S.C.

§ 362. Notice (doc. 26) at 1:18-19. 

The next day the EEOC filed a “Motion for Clarification that 

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the EEOC is Exempt from Respondent Bashas’ Stay of Proceedings on

Bankruptcy Filing” (doc. 27). Bashas’, in turn, moved for a

continuance of the hearing date and any related proceedings (doc.

29). The primary reason Bashas’ sought a continuance was that at

that time the bankruptcy court “had not yet approved [Bashas’]

application to retain Steptoe & Johnson LLP [(“Steptoe”)] as

counsel for the debtor Bashas’ in this matter.” Id. at 1:23-24. 

Accordingly, Bashas’ had “not evaluated the EEOC’s Motion for

Clarification and [wa]s not authorized to retain legal counsel to

prepare a response[]” then. Id. at 1:26-27. 

On July 23, 2009, this court granted Bashas’ motion for a

continuance until August 31, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. Order (doc. 31). 

The court further ordered that Bashas’ shall respond to the EEOC’s 

Motion for Clarification “by no later than five court days after

the bankruptcy court has authorized its retention of counsel for

this matter.” Id. 

The court being informed that the Bankruptcy Court has not yet

ruled on Bashas' application to retain Steptoe & Johnson, LLP as

counsel for Bashas' herein, the court, sua sponte, vacates without

date the hearing currently scheduled for August 31, 2009. When

this court rules on the EEOC's "Motion for Clarification that the

EEOC is Exempt from Respondent Bashas' Stay of Proceedings on 

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Bankruptcy Filing" (doc. 27), it will then reset the hearing date

if necessary.

DATED this 25th day of August, 2009.

Copies to counsel of record

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