Cornerstone Wrecker Sales Inc v. Bower Services Inc et al

Filing 97

ORDER administratively terminating the case. Any party may move to reopen & dissolve the stay when & if the developing circircumstances support resuming active litigation in this Court. If no motion to reopen has been filed by 12/31/2014, the Court will reopen, dissolve the stay & dismiss without prejudice. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 2/22/2012. (jct)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

CORNERSTONE WRECKER SALES, INC.

v.

PLAINTIFF

No.3:0B-cv-17B-DPM

BOWER SERVICES, INC. and
BOWER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS, INC.

ORDER

DEFENDANTS

&

The Court appreciates Cornerstone's recent status report filed on behalf
of all parties. Document No. 96. The Court stayed this case in December 2010:
one of two closely related entities had gone into bankruptcy; and whether the
trustee intended to pursue fraudulent-transfer claims needed to be resolved
in the bankruptcy proceedings. Document No. 85. More than a year has
passed. The critical issue remains unresolved, although the trustee has
retained counsel to investigate. Document No. 96. The trustee recently
projected a final report either in December 2013 or May 2014. In re Bower
Services, Inc., No. 4:10-bk-45499 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 26 Dec. 2011), Document No.

22 & Docket Entry 22.
Not enough forward progress has been made in this 2008 case to
continue the status quo. It looks like it will be about another year, or more,

before the trustee finishes work. And this is an optimistic assessment; if the
trustee's counsel pursues an adversary proceeding to recover assets, that will
probably take even longer.
The Court therefore administratively terminates the case. Any party
may move to reopen and dissolve the stay when and if the developing
circumstances support resuming active litigation in this Court. If no motion
to reopen has been filed by 31 December 2014, then the Court will reopen,
dissolve the stay, and dismiss without prejudice.
So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr.
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United States District Judge

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