Nelson v. Instant Brands, LLC et al

Filing 24

ORDER Staying Matter Pending Bankruptcy. This action is STAYED pending the Bankruptcy Courts final order. The parties are directed to file a notice to lift the stay within 10 days of the final order being issued, or a joint status report addressing the status of the bankruptcy proceeding, by 8/1/2024. Signed by Judge Cristina D. Silva on 5/9/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KMB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Plaintiff

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v.

Case No. 2:24-cv-00585-CDS-EJY
Order Staying Matter
Pending Bankruptcy

7 Instant Brands, LLC, et al.,
Defendants

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Plaintiff David Charles Nelson notified the court of an immediate stay of this action

11 pursuant to court order from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
12 Texas. Notice, ECF No. 2. The applicable language regarding the stay within the Bankruptcy
13 Order states: “…all alleged Product Liability Claims (including claims seeking Third Party
14 Indemnification) are hereby stayed and enjoined pending a Final Order…” Defendants Instant
15 Brands, LLC, Instant Brands, Inc. and Corelle Brands, LLC, subsequently notified the court that
16 they filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the
17 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Suggestion of Bankruptcy,
18 ECF No. 16. Defendants do not oppose the stay. Non-Opp’n, ECF No. 20.
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Accordingly, this action is STAYED pending the Bankruptcy Court’s final order. The

20 parties are directed to file a notice to lift the stay within 10 days of the final order being issued, or
21 a joint status report addressing the status of the bankruptcy proceeding, by August 1, 2024,
22 whichever is sooner.
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Dated: May 9, 2024

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Cristina D. Silva
United States District Judge