Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-245
01-30-2012
CHRISTINA MCVICKER, Plaintiff, v. KNIGHT PROTECTIVE SERVICE, INC., Defendant.
Judge Cathy Bissoon
ORDER
Consistent with Defendant's filing at Docket Number 40, the Court has confirmed that Defendant has filed a Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. See In re Knight Protective Service, Inc., 12-011011 (PM) (Bankr. D. Md., Greenbelt Div.). Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362, the claims against Defendant are STAYED, and this case is ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED. Lehman v. Revolution Portfolio L.L.C., 166 F.3d 389, 392 & n.3 (1st Cir. 1999) ("[w]e endorse the judicious use of administrative closings by district courts . . . . to await the lifting of the automatic stay imposed by the Bankruptcy Code"); accord Penn West Assocs., Inc. v. Cohen, 371 F.3d 118, 128 (3d Cir. 2004) (citing with approval rationale in Lehman).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge
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