RENASANT BANK v. DYAL et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Stay. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE CLAY D LAND on 10/24/2018 (tlp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
RENASANT BANK,

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Plaintiff,
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JOSH DYAL, STEPHANIE DYAL,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION FILE
NO 4:18-cv-00102-CDL

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY PROCEDINGS
THIS COURT HAVING READ AND CONSIDERED Plaintiff Rensant
Bank’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Stay Proceedings (“Motion to Stay”), the Court
hereby finds that Defendants Josh Dyal and Stephanie Dyal filed a voluntary petition
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for Middle District of Georgia for relief under
Chapter 13 of Title 11 of the United State Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the case of
In Re: Dyal, Josh Wesley, Case No. 18-40795 on August 10, 2018, and such case is
currently pending with an active stay in place pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Stay is
GRANTED, and the proceedings in this case, including but not limited to any
requirements for motions for default judgment, discovery, or scheduling orders, are

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stayed pending the dismissal or discharge of the Defendants’ bankruptcy, or further
order from the Bankruptcy Court modifying the automatic stay to permit the
litigation to proceed.
Counsel shall monitor the bankruptcy proceeding and promptly notify the
Court when it has been completed, so that the stay in this action may be lifted. The
Clerk may administratively close this matter, and it shall be reopened upon motion
of counsel.
SO ORDERED this 24th

day of October

, 2018.

S/Clay D. Land
The Honorable Clay D. Land
Judge, United States District Court
Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division

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