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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 28:1352 Miller Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KARCHER INSULATION, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOLPAC CONSTRUCTION, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00323-LJO-SAB

ORDER STAYING ALL PROCEEDINGS IN 

THIS MATTER AGAINST DEFENDANT RJ 

LANTHIER COMPANY, INC.

Plaintiff Karcher Insulation Inc. filed this action on March 7, 2014 against Defendants 

Solpac Construction, Inc., Safeco Insurance Company of America, and RJ Lanthier Co., Inc

(“Lanthier”). (ECF No. 1) On November 14, 2014, Defendant Lanthier filed a notice of 

automatic stay. (ECF No. 27.)

Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) all actions against a defendant who has filed a bankruptcy 

petition are automatically stayed once the petition is filed. Sternberg v. Johnston, 559 F.3d 937, 

943 (9th Cir. 2010). However, a suit against a co-defendant is not automatically stayed by the 

debtor’s bankruptcy filing. In re Miller, 262 B.R. 499, 503 (9th Cir. 2001). Accordingly, all 

proceedings in this matter against Defendant Lanthier are HEREBY STAYED pursuant to 

Section 362(a). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 21, 2014 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-00323-LJO-SAB Document 28 Filed 11/21/14 Page 1 of 1