Opinion
No. CIV 13-1090 JB/CG
01-26-2018
GERALD GIORDANO and LISA GIORDANO, Plaintiffs, v. CHUCK JOHNSON; JANE DOE JOHNSON and XYZ ENTITY I, Defendants.
Parties and counsel: Gerald Giordano Tucson, Arizona Plaintiff pro se Gerald Giordano Dorris & Giordano PLC Tucson, Arizona Attorneys for Plaintiff Lisa Giordano Brendan Michael O'Connell James Glen Bennett Sean Patrick Healy Stephen D. Hoffman Spencer T. Proffitt Lewis Brisbois Brisgaard & Smith LLP Phoenix, Arizona Attorneys for Defendants Chuck Johnson and Jane Doe Johnson
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on: (i) the Order to Show Cause, filed September 26, 2017 (Doc. 46)("First Show Cause Order"); and (ii) the Order to Show Cause, filed November 6, 2017 (Doc. 47)("Second Show Cause Order"). On January 7, 2015, this case was stayed automatically, because the Plaintiffs filed for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, 11 U.S.C. §§ 1301-30. See Amended Notice of Automatic Stay at 1, filed January 14, 2015 (Doc. 44). At that time, nearly three months remained for the parties to complete discovery. See Scheduling Order at 1 (Doc. 38) (setting March 2, 2015 as discovery's termination date). On August 11, 2017, the bankruptcy case was dismissed after the Trustee notified the Bankruptcy Court that the Plaintiffs failed to provide the Trustee with a stipulated order approving the Chapter 13 Plan. See In Re Giordano, No. 4:2014-BK-18201-BMW, Order Dismissing Case for Failure to Confirm Chapter 13 Plan of Reorganization at 1-2, dated August 11, 2017 (Doc. 105). On September 26, 2017, the Honorable Carmen E. Garza, United States Magistrate Judge, ordered the parties to show cause why the stay should not be lifted. See First Show Cause Order at 1. No party responded. Magistrate Judge Garza then entered an order to show cause why the case should not be dismissed. See Second Show Cause Order at 1. Again, no party responded.
IT IS ORDERED that this case is hereby dismissed without prejudice.
/s/_________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Parties and counsel:
Gerald Giordano
Tucson, Arizona
Plaintiff pro se Gerald Giordano
Dorris & Giordano PLC
Tucson, Arizona
Attorneys for Plaintiff Lisa Giordano Brendan Michael O'Connell
James Glen Bennett
Sean Patrick Healy
Stephen D. Hoffman
Spencer T. Proffitt
Lewis Brisbois Brisgaard & Smith LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
Attorneys for Defendants Chuck Johnson and Jane Doe Johnson