ECP Station I LLC v. Chandy et al

Filing 33

ORDER granting 32 Motion to Reopen Proceedings/Lift Stay. The Clerk is directed to lift the stay as to Defendant, Joseph P. Chandy, and reopen 19 Motion for Default Judgment as to Joseph P. Chandy. Signed by Magistrate Judge Julie S. Sneed on 6/23/2016. (JR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
ECP STATION I LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 8:15-cv-2523-T-JSS

JOSEPH P. CHANDY and SUNNY P.
JOSEPH,
Defendants.
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ORDER LIFTING STAY
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Notice of Dismissal of Bankruptcy Case
and Motion to Reopen Proceedings. (Dkt. 32.) On May 18, 2016, the Court stayed this case as to
Defendant, Joseph P. Chandy, following the filing of a bankruptcy petition by Mr. Chandy in the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, In re Joseph P. Chandy, No. 16-16578RBR (Bankr. S.D. Fla. May 6, 2016). (Dkt. 31.) On May 31, 2016, the bankruptcy court dismissed
Mr. Chandy’s case. (Dkt. 32, Ex. A.) Plaintiff now moves to lift the stay as to Mr. Chandy. See
11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(2) (providing that the automatic stay continues until the case is dismissed).
Upon consideration, it is
ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Reopen Proceedings (Dkt. 32) is GRANTED.
2. The Clerk is directed to lift the stay as to Defendant, Joseph P. Chandy, and reopen

the Motion for Default Judgment as to Joseph P. Chandy (Dkt. 19).
DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on June 23, 2016.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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