Manhattan Safety Maine, Inc. v. Bowen
- Figueredo
- 1:19-cv-05642
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
Manhattan Safety Maine v. Bowen: Judge Figueredo granted plaintiffs’ motion to lift the stay after the Bankruptcy Court ruled the automatic stay did not apply.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the federal action; lifting the stay allows the action to proceed.
What happened
In Manhattan Safety Maine, Inc. v. Bowen, the plaintiffs asked the Southern District of New York to lift a stay that had paused the federal case. The defendants opposed the request.
The Bankruptcy Court later ruled that the automatic stay from the bankruptcy case did not apply to this action. The plaintiffs informed the federal court and renewed their request.
Judge Valerie Figueredo granted the plaintiffs’ motion to lift the stay, allowing the federal action to proceed.
The detailed version
- Manhattan Safety Maine, Inc. v. Bowen · No. 1:19-cv-05642
- Figueredo
- July 22, 2025
Background
The plaintiffs moved on April 30, 2025, to lift the stay in the federal case. The defendants opposed the motion, and the plaintiffs filed a reply. The plaintiffs later told the court that the Bankruptcy Court had ruled that the bankruptcy automatic stay did not apply to this action.
Ruling
Based on the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling, Judge Valerie Figueredo granted the plaintiffs’ motion to lift the stay. The order cited decisions allowing a federal case to proceed after a bankruptcy court determines that the automatic stay does not apply.
Effect
The stay was lifted, so the federal action could proceed. The order does not describe the underlying claims or resolve their merits.
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