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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES M. GROGAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN HENRY, an individual; 

and DOES 1-30,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-00562-GEB-KJN

ORDER

In an order filed October 20, 2015, Plaintiff was 

directed, in relevant part, as follows: 

Plaintiff shall take the steps necessary 

to prosecute this action as a default matter 

as to Defendant John Henry. No later than 

November 16, 2015, Plaintiff shall either 

file whatever documents are required to 

prosecute this case as a default matter or 

Show Cause in a writing filed why Defendant 

John Henry and/or this action should not be 

dismissed for failure of prosecution. This 

defendant and/or this action may be dismissed 

with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(b) if Plaintiff fails to timely 

respond to this Order.

(Order 2:7-15, ECF No. 29.)

On November 12, 2015, Plaintiff responded to the 

referenced order, stating: “Mr. Henry filed a petition for 

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on August 31, 2015. The bankruptcy petition 

activated an automatic stay on the instant action, and prohibits 

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Mr. Grogan from filing a motion for default or continuation of 

the action against Mr. Henry. 11 USC § 362(a) and(k).” (Pl.’s 

Resp. 1:26-2:1, ECF No. 31.) Plaintiff filed a copy of Mr. 

Henry’s bankruptcy petition in support of his response. (See ECF 

No. 32-1.)

In light of John Henry’s bankruptcy filing, this action 

is stayed as to Defendant John Henry. Within five days of the 

bankruptcy stay being lifted, Plaintiff shall file a Status 

Report in which it explains the status of the case involving 

Defendant John Henry. 

Further, the parties shall address in the joint status 

report to be filed fourteen days in advance of the February 1, 

2016 Status Conference, what effect, if any, the stay has on this 

action as to any non-bankruptcy party. 

Dated: November 17, 2015

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