The Latino Medical Student Association-Northeast v. Flipcause
The Latino Medical Student Association-Northeast, et al. v. Flipcause, Inc., et al.
- Jon Tigar
- 4:25-cv-09047
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 2
In The Latino Medical Student Association-Northeast v. Flipcause, Judge Tigar administratively closed the case after Flipcause filed for bankruptcy, automatically staying it.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the federal case, including Flipcause, Inc.; the case was automatically stayed and administratively closed, without dismissal or disposition against any party.
What happened
The Latino Medical Student Association-Northeast, et al. v. Flipcause, Inc., et al. involved a pending motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. The court received notice that Flipcause had filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on December 19, 2025.
The bankruptcy filing automatically stayed this case under the Bankruptcy Code. The court therefore ordered the Clerk to administratively close the file after the scheduled hearing.
Judge Tigar stated that the order was not a dismissal or other final disposition against any party. If further proceedings become necessary, any party may restart them in the same manner as if the order had not been entered.
The detailed version
- The Latino Medical Student Association-Northeast v. Flipcause · No. 4:25-cv-09047
- Jon Tigar
- Dec. 19, 2025
Background
The court had a hearing scheduled on the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Before the hearing, the court received an email notifying it that Flipcause, Inc. had filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 25-12246. The court later confirmed the bankruptcy filing.
Reasoning
The court explained that filing a bankruptcy petition automatically stays certain actions outside the bankruptcy case under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). It concluded that this case was automatically stayed under that provision.
Order
After the scheduled hearing, the Clerk was ordered to administratively close the file. The court expressly stated that the order was not a dismissal or disposition of the action against any party. It also stated that, if further proceedings become necessary, any party may initiate them in the same manner as if the order had not been entered.
Effect
The order paused the federal case and administratively closed its file; it did not decide the motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and did not resolve the underlying dispute.
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