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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

The Biltmore Bank of Arizona, an Arizona

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

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First National Mortgage Sources, L.L.C.,

a foreign limited liability corporation, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-07-936-PHX-LOA

ORDER

This case arises upon Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Due to Bankruptcy, filed

on August 15, 2008, advising the Court that Defendant First National Mortgage Sources,

L.L.C., has filed a petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas

on or about April 15, 2008.1

 (docket # 43 and Exhibit A) A copy of the Notice of Chapter

7 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors, & Deadlines in that action is attached to the

Motion as Exhibit A.

By virtue of the automatic stay imposed under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1) with the

filing of a bankruptcy petition, all pending matters against Defendant are automatically

stayed until further order of the Court. 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1); O’Donnell v. Vencor Inc., 466

F.3d. 1104, 1109-10 (9th Cir. 2006) (citing Indep. Union of Flight Attendants v. Pan Am.

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World Airways, Inc., 966 F.2d 457, 458-59 (9th Cir. 1992) (“§ 362(a) does not preclude

another court from dismissing a case on its docket or . . .affect the handling of a case in a

manner not inconsistent with the purpose of the automatic stay.”) (internal quotation marks

omitted). Plaintiff seeks dismissal without prejudice of its own action which is appropriate

and not a violation of bankruptcy law. Id.

On Plaintiff’s motion and good cause appearing,

IT IS ORDERED Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Due to Bankruptcy, docket

# 43, is GRANTED and hereby dismissing this lawsuit without prejudice.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED vacating the trial and all other matters set

herein.

Dated this 18th day of August, 2008.

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