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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Foreclosure

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA NGUYEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES INC., 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-05187-JST 

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO 

BANKRUPTCY COURT AND

VACATING CMC

Re: ECF No. 31

Plaintiff filed this case on November 24, 2014, claiming that Defendants’ foreclosure of 

her property violated the automatic stay provided by 11 U.S.C. § 362. ECF No. 1.

On March 9, 2015, the Court issued an order to show cause why this case should not be 

referred to the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California pursuant to Northern 

District General Order 24. ECF No. 31. General Order 24 provides: “This court hereby refers to 

the bankruptcy judges of this district all cases under title 11, and all proceedings arising under title 

11 or arising in or related to cases under title 11.” See Northern District General Order 24, 

available at http://cand.uscourts.gov/generalorders. This case appears to arise under title 11. The 

Court ordered the parties to respond to the order to show cause by March 24, 2015. 

No party filed a response to the order to show cause. The parties did, however, file a joint 

case management statement on March 11, 2015, in which the parties, or one of them, stated that 

this case “was originally brought under the jurisdiction of this court because the plaintiff’s claims 

were no longer under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court as the bankruptcy was dismissed.” 

ECF No. 32 at 1. This fact does not change the court’s analysis: as a general rule, the bankruptcy

court has jurisdiction over contempt proceedings arising from violations of the automatic stay

even after a case has been dismissed. Sole Survivor Corp. v. Buxbaum, No. CV 07-3858-GW, 

2009 WL 210471, at *4 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 22, 2009). 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Accordingly, the Court finds that this case should be referred to the bankruptcy court as a 

proceeding arising under title 11. The case management conference currently set for March 25, 

2015 is hereby vacated. The Clerk shall refer this case to the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern 

District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 25, 2015

______________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

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