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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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Plaintiff, 

Defendant. 

Case No.: 3:19-cv-1274-BEN-AGS 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 

MOTION TO STAY 

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15 Plaintiff Edgar Kennedy moves under 11 U.S.C. § 362 to stay proceedings in this 

16 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act matter because of his Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. 

17 Under § 362(a), subject to limited exceptions, the filing of a petition for bankruptcy 

18 automatically stays various acts and proceedings against a debtor and against the property 

19 of the estate. Here, however, the action is not against the debtor or the estate because it is 

20 Plaintiff who has filed for bankruptcy. See In re Merrick, 175 B.R. 333 (9th Cir. BAP 

21 1994) ("It is clear that § 362 does not stay the hand of the trustee from continuing to 

22 prosecute a pre-bankruptcy lawsuit instituted by the debtor."); In re Mitchell, 206 B.R. 204, 

23 212 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1997) ("Section 362 stay does not apply where, as here, the debtor 

24 is the plaintiff in a lawsuit."). The motion to stay is 

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