CASB — General Order 192-A

Source: https://www.casb.uscourts.gov/sites/casb/files/documents/general-orders/General%20Order%20192-A%20.pdf

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re: ) FILED January 31, 2019 ) OPERATING THE COURT IN THE ) BANKRUPTCY GENERAL ABSENCE OF AN APPROPRIATION ) ORDER NO. 192-A OR CONTINUING RESOLUTION ) ) ______________________________________ )

On January 11, 2019, given the lapse in appropriations to the Department of

Justice and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California’s (“District Court”) issuance of General Order No. 688, the Court adopted Bankruptcy General Order No. 192. That general order stayed pending adversary proceedings in which the United States or an agency, corporation, officer, or employee of the United States is a defendant unless otherwise ordered by the assigned bankruptcy judge. On January 28, 2019, the District Court issued General Order No. 688-A and lifted its stay.

For the reasons outlined in General Order No. 688-A, the United States

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California sua sponte will grant similar, but not identical, relief:

Therefore,

1. The stay entered by Bankruptcy General Order No. 192 is lifted.

2. As indicated in Bankruptcy General Order No. 192, all due dates,

deadlines, and cut-off dates in cases impacted by Bankruptcy General Order No. 192 are extended “for a period of time commensurate with the duration of the lapse in appropriations.” The lapse in appropriations lasted 35 days (December 21, 2018 through January 25, 2019). Accordingly, all deadlines, due dates, and cut-off dates in cases subject to Bankruptcy General Order No. 192 are extended for 35 days. This includes dates falling after January 25, 2019, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by the assigned bankruptcy judge.

3. Counsel for the United States in each case affected by Bankruptcy General

Order No. 192 must: first, contact chamber’s courtroom deputy so the bankruptcy judge may reset any affected hearings; and, second, provide a copy of this Order to the opposing party.

4. The parties must then meet, confer, and try to reach an agreement about

the impact of the stay and 35–day extension. If they cannot, they may contact the assigned bankruptcy judge for additional guidance.

5. Unless the Court has already issued new dates, the parties must jointly

contact chambers no later than February 12, 2019, for additional guidance about rescheduling hearings.

6. Any litigant affected by this Order may seek relief by motion. The court

may vary the effect or operation of this Order by a separate ruling.

7. This Order does not govern matters excluded under paragraph 6 of

Bankruptcy General Order No. 192 or where the United States is not a defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 31, 2019

s/Laura S. Taylor s/Louise De Carl Adler

LAURA S. TAYLOR LOUISE De CARL ADLER Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

s/Margaret M. Mann s/Christopher B. Latham

MARGARET M. MANN CHRISTOPHER B. LATHAM Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

General Order No. 192-A